Nelson Mandela comes to life in this portrait of a diplomatic man whose
commitment to freedom gained him both the Nobel Peace Prize and Time's
Man of the Year honor. The son of a Thembu chief in South Africa,
Mandela began his life-long campaign against white colonial rule while a
college student. Kramer's eloquent, yet approachable text describes the
leader's dedication to nonviolence, his role in the African National
Congress and his arrest in 1962 for sabotage and conspiracy. During his
27 years in prison, Mandela continued his fight for a democratic and
free society, and ultimately was released and elected president of South
Africa.
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