Doeden, Matt.

Nelson Mandela : world leader for human rights / by Matt Doeden. - Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (48 pages) : color illustrations. - Gateway biographies .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Old world, new world -- Becoming a man -- The ANC -- Enemy of the state -- Capture and trial -- Life in prison -- From prisoner to president -- Mandela's presidency -- Mandela's legacy.

After spending more than 30 years in jail for protesting South African apartheid laws, Nelson Mandela became the first African president of South Africa. This is his story.



9781467751988


Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 --Juvenile literature.
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.


Presidents--South Africa--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Political prisoners--South Africa--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Presidents--South Africa--Biography.
Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Biography.


Electronic Books.

DT1974 / .N457 2015