Nelson Mandela

Frances Ridley

Description

Biography

Sujets

• Literacy
• Biography
• Easy Reader
• Mandela
• Non-fiction
• Roman non fictionnel
• Nelson Mandela

Informations

• Publié par: Read Zone
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 12
• EAN13: 9781783227266
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

NELSON
MANDELA
“ It always seems impossible until it’s done. ”
Frances Ridley
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First published in this edition 2014
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Acknowledgements
With thanks to Gini Holland, whose writing, research, and personal experience in South Africa
made her a valuable resource in assuring the accuracy of the information contained in this book.
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Chapter One
Symbol of Hope ............................... 4
Chapter Two
Country Boy ......................................... 6
Chapter Three
Rebel ........................................................ 10
Chapter Four
Freedom Fighter ............................ 12
Chapter Five
Prisoner ................................................. 16
Chapter Six
Free Mandela! ................................... 20
Chapter Seven
World Leader .................................... 24
Chapter Eight
Goodbye, Madiba ......................... 28
Glossary 30
Index 32
Contents
In the late 1980s, South Africa was in chaos.
The country was ruled by the National Party. White people had the best
land, houses, jobs and education. Black people had been pushed out of
their homes. Although black people made up about 90 per cent of the
population, they lived on just 13 per cent of the land. They were made to
carry passbooks to work. They had to leave white areas by sunset.
They had no rights, and they were not allowed to vote. This cruel and
unfair system was called apartheid .
The people were angry. There were demonstrations and riots .
One man’s face looked down from the banners. He was the symbol
of black suffering. He was also a symbol of hope. His name was
Nelson Mandela, and he had been in prison for more than 25 years.
Symbol of Hope
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Chapter One
Apartheid
The National Party made apartheid the law
in South Africa. This system separated South
Africans according to their colour. ‘Apartheid’
means ‘apartness’ in Afrikaans, one of the
languages of South Africa.
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