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.