About this book
This powerful biography provides an in-depth look at Nelson Mandela who grew up in a rural village in South Africa under racist apartheid rule--a regime he ultimately helped overthrow. Denenberg explores the history of South Africa and its often violent struggle for civil rights, while tracing Mandela's role in that history. Lawyer, leader of the African National Congress, political prisoner who spent 26 years in jail, president--no one else has had such enormous influence on his fellow South Africans. Even beyond South Africa Nelson Mandela has influenced freedom fighters everywhere.
Subjects
Africa, SouthRace relationsSegregationSouth AfricaPolitics and governmentApartheidRelations racialesPolitique et gouvernementMandela, nelson, 1918-2013African National CongressPolitical prisonersAnti-apartheid movementsVrrican National CongressJuvenile literatureBiographyCivil rights workersSouth africa, biographyAnti-apartheid activistsAnti-apartheid movementPresidentsMandela, nelson, 1918-2013, juvenile literatureCivil rights workers, juvenile literatureSouth africa, juvenile literatureSpeeches, addresses, etc.