Nelson Mandela
Subtitle: ending apartheid in South Africa
By: Samuel Willard Crompton
Series: Modern peacemakers
Publisher: Chelsea House
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9780791089972
Subjects: Mandela, Nelson, -- 1918- -- Juvenile literature; Presidents -- South Africa -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Anti-apartheid activists -- South Africa -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Apartheid -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1948-1994 -- Juvenile literature; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994- -- Juvenile literature; South Africa -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: Depicts the life and accomplishments of the South African president who spent twenty-seven years in jail for his political beliefs, discussing the struggle to end apartheid, his country's former system of racial segregation and oppression.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-113) and index

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