Directory of Mandela, Nelson Resources

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This category lists pages and sites about the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013), South Africa's first black president.

Resources in This Category

• BBC - Primary History - Famous People - Nelson Mandela

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/nelson_mandela/
  Briefly describes his life story and why he became famous. Includes fun facts, games, a quiz, photos and videos.

• BBC News - Nelson Mandela Family Tree

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23083138
  Provides the family history of the first black president of South Africa. Includes dates in clickable links.

• Biography.com - Nelson Mandela

  http://www.biography.com/people/nelson-mandela-9397017
  Covers the life and legacy of South Africa's first black president. Includes quick facts, life story, timeline, quotations and videos.

• CNN.com - Nelson Mandela dies at 95

  http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/05/world/africa/nelson-mandela/
  Obituary highlights the life of an anti-apartheid icon and father of modern South Africa. Includes slide show and related stories.

• Encyclopedia Britannica - Nelson Mandela

  http://www.britannica.com/biography/Nelson-Mandela
  Features an article about the black nationalist and first black president of South Africa (1994-99). Includes images and videos.

• Garden of Praise - Nelson Mandela

  http://www.gardenofpraise.com/ibdmandela.htm
  Covers the life and career of this South African freedom fighter. Includes printable crossword puzzle, word match and other activities.

• History.com - Nelson Mandela

  http://www.history.com/topics/nelson-mandela
  Presents the life of South African activist and former president who helped end apartheid and advocated for human rights around the world.

• Kid's Biography: Nelson Mandela

  http://www.ducksters.com/biography/nelson_mandela.php
  Learn about the civil rights leader from South Africa. Includes a few fun facts.

• Kidsfront.com - Nelson Mandela

  http://kidsfront.com/biography/nelson_mandela_biography.html
  Provides a brief life story of this South African peace advocate who was elected president of the African National Congress (ANC).

• Long Walk to Freedom

  http://archives.obs-us.com/obs/english/books/Mandela/Mandela.html
  Excerpts from Mandela's biography tell about his childhood and provide a close-up look at the struggles he faced later in life.

• MrDowling.com - Nelson Mandela

  http://www.mrdowling.com/609-mandela.html
  Includes photos, a biography written for middle school students, and links.

• Nelson Mandela: The Making of a Leader

  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,980693,00.html
  Includes a timeline of Mandela's life, along with a detailed look at the way in which he helped shaped the political and social fabric of the times. From Time Magazine.

• NNDB - Nelson Mandela

  http://www.nndb.com/people/291/000023222/
  Offers quick facts about the former South African leader.

• Nobelprize.org - Nelson Mandela

  http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1993/mandela-bio.html
  Covers the life of this South African leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Includes quick facts, photo gallery, video clips, questions and answers, and bibliography.

• South African History Online - Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

  http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/nelson-rolihlahla-mandela
  Features biography, list of political contemporaries, and timeline. Includes some of his speeches and photo galleries.

• The HyperTexts - Nelson Mandela

  http://www.thehypertexts.com/Nelson%20Mandela%20Poet%20Poetry%20Picture%20Bio.htm
  Presents poems, elegies, tributes and quotes about the man who was the first black present of South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

 

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