Presents the lives and careers of the imprisoned leader of the African National Congress and his wife, an activist in the struggle for black majority rights in South Africa.
Describes the activities of a family living in Soweto, a group of townships on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, providing brief information about daily life and customs.
Chronicles the life of the South African statesman who spent more than twenty-seven years in prison for conspiracy to overthrow apartheid and went on to be elected president of the country in 1994.
Provides information about the HIV/AIDS epidemic, especially as it has affected Africa, and features an interview with Mary, a fourteen-year-old girl in South Africa whose mother died of the disease.
When the abuse at home becomes too much for twelve-year-old Sipho, he runs away to the streets of Johannesburg and learns to survive in the post-apartheid world.
When the villagers of Bophelong are forced to leave their houses and resettle in a barren "homeland," thirteen-year-old Naledi and her schoolmates organize an anti-removal march through their village.
