mandela, nelson

A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president.

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.

Recounts Nelson Mandela's life, the history of the African National Congress, and the racial problems of South Africa.

On t.p.: His speeches and writings brought together with historical documents and accounts of Mandela in prison by fellow-prisoners.

Presents an introduction to the life of Nelson Mandela, a civil rights activist who opposed apartheid in South Africa, and became the country's president in 1994.

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

Offers a brief introduction to the life of Nelson Mandela, discussing how he went from serving a sentence of life in prison to becoming the elected president of South Africa.

Presents the life of the South African woman who has struggled for reform despite arrests, bannings, detentions, and the imprisonment of her husband.

Photographs and text present a biography of Nelson Mandela, his lifelong struggle against the system of apartheid and years of imprisonment followed by his 1994 victory as South Africa's first black president.