Recounts the life, imprisonment, and leadership role of Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela is well known throughout the world as a heroic leader who symbolizes freedom and moral authority. He is fixed in the public mind as the world's elder statesman, the gray haired man with a kindly smile who spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first black president in South Africa. But Nelson Mandela was not always elderly or benign. And, in this book, the author takes us deep into the heart of racist South Africa to paint a portrait...

Describes the life and accomplishments of Nelson Mandela from his early activities with the African National Congress to his imprisonment and release.

A biography of South African human rights activist, Nelson Mandela.