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Apartheid Museum: Understanding Apartheid
This is an extensive teaching and study unit on apartheid in South Africa, complete with teacher notes and assessment materials. It looks at the historical roots of apartheid until the release from prison of Nelson Mandela in 1990. It...
BBC
Bbc News: Mandela Celebrates 90th Birthday
A timeline of Nelson Mandela's life accompanied by videos of significant events.
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The Elders: Nelson Mandela
The Elders is a unique website that promotes world elders for today's global village. They select individuals who have demonstrated unsurpassed strength and wisdom in their dedication to world peace and who are able and willing to speak...
A&E Television
Biography: Nelson Mandela
This resource provides biographical information on Nelson Mandela.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Books for Mandela
Nelson Mandela was saddened to think that the children of today do not read avidly and feared that it would lead to their histories being lost. This is a collection of books with inscriptions written personally to Nelson Mandela.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: My Moment With a Legend
Twenty years of Nelson Mandela put together in a stunning timeline that includes stories, quotes, video, and photographs.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Mandela Released
View a slideshow exhibit of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison in South Africa, February 10, 1990.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Nelson Mandela Turns 85
As Nelson Mandela turned 85 in 2003, NPR looks back on his life of the anti-Apartheid leader who became president of South Africa. Audio segment included.
BBC
Bbc News: Mandela's Life and Times
An extensive collection of BBC news articles about Nelson Mandela.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Nelson Mandela and the Rainbow Culture
This detailed article from the Nobel e-museum on the life of Nelson Mandela is organized into the following sections: "Equality and Pluralism," "The Development of 'Colour-blindness,'" "The Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru,"...
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Brainy Quote: Nelson Mandela Quotes
A collection of wise quotes from Nelson Mandela with pictures and key words for each quote. A link to his biography is also provided.
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Robben Island Museum: Homepage
This site from the Robben Island Museum has information on the island and the prisoners who were held there. Nelson Mandela was held there for many years (1962 to 1982). Provides a general context for understanding the lives of political...
A&E Television
History.com: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
A brief profile of Nelson Mandela with links to several historic videos.
Curated OER
Time 100: Leaders and Revolutionaries/nelson Mandela
A Time article on Nelson Mandela that summarizes his life.
Curated OER
Nelson Mandela
As Nelson Mandela turned 85 in 2003, NPR looks back on his life of the anti-Apartheid leader who became president of South Africa.
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A collection of radio programs on Nelson Mandela covering the years from the beginning of apartheid, the emergence of the African National Congress, his 27 years of imprisonment on Robben Island, up to his role as President of South...