Mandela, Nelson

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• Long Walk to Freedom Excerpts from Mandela's biography tell about his childhood and provide a close-up look at the struggles he faced later in life.
• Nelson Mandela: The Making of a Leader Includes a timeline of Mandela's life, along with a detailed look at the way in which he helped shaped the political and social fabric of the times. From Time Magazine.
• History.com - Nelson Mandela Presents the life of South African activist and former president who helped end apartheid and advocated for human rights around the world.
• Biography.com - Nelson Mandela Covers the life and legacy of South Africa's first black president. Includes quick facts, life story, timeline, quotations and videos.
• NNDB - Nelson Mandela Offers quick facts about the former South African leader.
• South African History Online - Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Features biography, list of political contemporaries, and timeline. Includes some of his speeches and photo galleries.
• MrDowling.com - Nelson Mandela Includes photos, a biography written for middle school students, and links.
• Nobelprize.org - Nelson Mandela Covers the life of this South African leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Includes quick facts, photo gallery, video clips, questions and answers, and bibliography.
• Kidsfront.com - Nelson Mandela Provides a brief life story of this South African peace advocate who was elected president of the African National Congress (ANC).
• BBC News - Nelson Mandela Family Tree Provides the family history of the first black president of South Africa. Includes dates in clickable links.
• BBC - Primary History - Famous People - Nelson Mandela Briefly describes his life story and why he became famous. Includes fun facts, games, a quiz, photos and videos.
• CNN.com - Nelson Mandela dies at 95 Obituary highlights the life of an anti-apartheid icon and father of modern South Africa. Includes slide show and related stories.
• Kid's Biography: Nelson Mandela Learn about the civil rights leader from South Africa. Includes a few fun facts.
• The HyperTexts - Nelson Mandela Presents poems, elegies, tributes and quotes about the man who was the first black present of South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
• Garden of Praise - Nelson Mandela Covers the life and career of this South African freedom fighter. Includes printable crossword puzzle, word match and other activities.
• Encyclopedia Britannica - Nelson Mandela Features an article about the black nationalist and first black president of South Africa (1994-99). Includes images and videos.