south africa

Based on a South African tale, this story tells what happens when a giant who had been banished from a town by a magician thirty years earlier is called back to save the town from flooding.

In South Africa, a young black boy shares a special day with his grandmother when they go into the city on a shopping trip.

Presents a brief biography of anti-apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela; and chronicles his childhood, struggle to end segregation in South Africa, imprisonment, and 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent approach to end tyranny in his country.

Biography of South African head of state Nelson Mandela, discussing his personal life, his imprisonment as a political prisoner in South Africa, and his role in the peaceful end to apartheid in 1994.

Traces the origins of apartheid, the struggle against it, and the changes in South African society that brought about its end.

Photographs and text present an in-depth background on apartheid in South Africa.

Examines the life of the South African bishop and civil rights worker who has worked extensively to improve the condition of his people.

When the villagers of Bophelong are forced to leave their houses and resettle in a barren "homeland," thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother join in a school demonstration and learn that the South African government treats even children who dissent with brutality.

Separated from their mother by the harsh social and economic conditions prevalent among blacks in South Africa, thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother make a journey of over 300 kilometers to find her in Johannesburg.

Describes the life of the founder of the Black Consciousness movement who was banned by the South African government for challenging apartheid.