World History Biographies: Mandela The Hero Who Led His Nation to Freedom

Name: World History Biographies: Mandela The Hero Who Led His Nation to Freedom
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ISBN: 9780792236597

ISBN-10: 0792236599

ISBN-13: 9780792236597

Edition: 2005

Authors: Ann Kramer

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Rolihlahla Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa's Transkei territory. His first name could be interpreted as "trouble-maker." The name Nelson was added later by a primary school teacher. Following a boyhood filled with rural pursuits, Mandela prepared for a legal career. He received a law degree in 1942. He and a friend opened the first black law partnership in South Africa that same year. During his time at college, Mandela first became involved in student protest against white colonial rule and set out on the long walk toward personal and national liberation. Despite years of daily exposure to the inhumanities of apartheid, Mandela opted for nonviolence as a strategy. He joined the…

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List price: $27.90
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 7/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 64
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English