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Before Nelson Mandela became the president of South Africa, an inspiring symbol for racial equality, and a global icon, he was once a nine-year-old boy sent to Johannesburg after his father's death. It was there he saw fellow Africans who were poor and powerless. whtn the government began to keep people apart based on the color of their skin, Mandela vowed to fight hard to make his country a place that belonged to all South Africans.

Biography of Nelson Mandela who was imprisoned during the apartheid years and became the elected leader of South Africa after being released.

"In this informative text, readers will learn all about the exceptional civil rights leader Nelson Mandela. The late president of South Africa spent more than 25 years in prison fighting apartheid. Mandela's example lives on for others to follow, as we continue to work to overcome racism and discrimination. Photographs of the era and quotes from Mandela and others will bring the information to life for young readers. A helpful timeline offers insight...

A biography of the South African leader, who spent years as a political activist and prisoner trying to overturn apartheid and who went on to become the country's first African president.

Recounts the life and career of Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected president of South Africa.

Nelson Mandela is a courageous figure who fought against the unjust regime of apartheid in his homeland of South Africa. Despite being imprisoned for his beliefs for twenty-seven years, Mandela worked tirelessly as an activist, philanthropist, and eventually as president of South Africa. Through accessible text and historic photographs, this book chronicles Mandela's incredible life and work while providing important background information on apartheid,...

Profiles the life, career, and imprisonment of Nelson Mandela, the courageousAfrican antiapartheid revolutionary. Also discussed is his prominence as a statesman following his release from prison.

A biography of Nelson Mandela, civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa, told in the context of his country's modern history.

"As a lawyer and political activist, he led the fight for equality for all in his homeland, and despite being imprisoned unfairly for many years, he became the first black president of South Africa"--Amazon.com.

A biography of the Black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa, told in the context of the history of his country.