Who Was Nelson Mandela?

From prisoner to president–Nelson Mandela’s life has been a mixture of pitfalls and success. Read more about South Africa’s “Father of the Nation” in this exciting new title from the Who Was…? series.

As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country’s…