Bibliograph

Nelson Mandela, leader against apartheid, Benjamin Pogrund

Type

Label

Nelson Mandela, leader against apartheid, Benjamin Pogrund

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nelson Mandela

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52001705

Responsibility statement

Benjamin Pogrund

Sub title

leader against apartheid

Summary

A biography of Nelson Mandela, who spent twenty-seven years in jail for his political beliefs, focusing on his fight against apartheid, South Africa's system of segregation and oppression based on color

Table Of Contents

Apartheid -- Permanent settlement -- Dislike of authority -- Inter-tribal warfare -- City of gold -- Systems of control -- Birth of the ANC, 1912 -- More segregation laws -- Nelson Mandela is born -- The great place -- A celebratory feast -- Suspended from college -- Johannesburg -- Marriage -- Family life -- African Nationalists -- The ANC Youth League -- Racial "pigeonholes" -- Enforcing apartheid -- Suppression picks up pace -- Mandela the leader -- Challenging the government -- Mass police raids -- How to fight back? -- Banned -- The treason trial --Winnie -- The ANC splits -- Fighting the passes -- The Sharpeville massacre -- The Black Pimpernel -- Sabotage -- Prison -- Accused number one -- Life -- A time of change -- Winnie's struggle -- Release offers for Mandela -- To Pollsmoor prison -- Release, but on condition -- Split inside government -- Release at last -- Without bitterness -- Winnie -- Violence stirs fears -- Power struggle

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification