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The Elders: Nelson Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Scholastic

Scholastic News: Memories of Mandela

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the life and passing of 95-year-old political leader and civil rights activist Nelson Mandela.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: 1918 1941 Nelson Mandela: Early Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Multimedia collection documents the early life of Nelson Mandela from his birth in 1918 until 1941 when he moved to Johannesburg.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Nelson Mandela's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Nelson Mandela's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture" by Nelson Mandela, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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CNN

Cnn: Nelson Mandela Fast Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of the important events in the life of Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Nelson Mandela and the Rainbow Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Nelson Mandela Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography from The Nobel Foundation on the life and struggles of Nelson Mandela, who, while in prison, "Was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South America," includes several resources for further reading...
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Wyzant

Wyzant: Nelson Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the life and times of Nelson Mandela.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Nelson Mandela, 1918 2013

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of news reports and commentaries about Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his death in December 2013. Includes reactions from around the world to his passing, commentaries on his life and the impact of his leadership in South...
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BBC

Bbc News: Mandela Celebrates 90th Birthday

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of Nelson Mandela's life accompanied by videos of significant events.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Nelson Mandela Turns 85

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Books for Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Mandela Released

For Students 9th - 10th
View a slideshow exhibit of the release of Nelson Mandela from prison in South Africa, February 10, 1990.
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Brainy Quote: Nelson Mandela Quotes

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Nelson Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History features Nelson Mandela, a black nationalist and first black president of South Africa (1994-99). His negotiations in the early 1990s with South African Pres. F.W. de Klerk...
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Nelson Mandela Biography

For Students 1st - 7th
Useful biographical information, achievements, and quotes of Nelson Mandela, South African civil rights leader.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Nelson Mandela Facts

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discover interesting biographical details about Nelson Mandela, South Africa's 1st black president.
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela

For Students 3rd - 8th
Site accompanies a PBS special on the inspirational Nelson Mandela. Site chronicles the life and many struggles of Mandela. It specifically breaks his life down into four parts: childhood, revolutionary, prisoner, and husband. Also...
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Day of Prayer for Nelson Mandela

For Students 1st - 5th
Brief article reports on how the people of South Africa are mourning the death of Nelson Mandela.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kid's Biography: Nelson Mandela

For Students 3rd - 8th
A site discussing Nelson Mandela's biography. Learn about this great civil rights leader from South Africa.
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A&E Television

History.com: History in the Headlines: Remembering Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of major events in Nelson Mandela's life.
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Who2 Biographies: Nelson Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biographical page on Mandela. Includes links to various other resources, including excerpts of his autobiography.
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Hall of Fame Biographies: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the famous African leader, Nelson Mandela. Learn about his early life, his education, and his fight to end apartheid in his country for good.
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BBC

Bbc News: Mandela's Life and Times

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive collection of BBC news articles about Nelson Mandela.

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