Nelson Mandela: South Africa's Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary

by Diane Dakers

Book Overview

Imprisoned for 27 years, Nelson Mandela became a symbol in the fight against the oppression of the black majority by South Africa's apartheid government. The first in his family to attend school, Mandela was given the English name Nelson by his teacher on his first day. As Mandela moved up the educational ladder, he became more and more involved in social justice. When he became a lawyer, he joined the African National Congress (ANC), an organization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778712435
• ISBN13: 9780778712435
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9