Saturday, December 07, 2013

Check It Out: Nelson Mandela



This book was written by Anthony Sampson and published by Vintage Books in 1999. It is located on the library’s New Books collection shelves and its call number is DT1974 .S26 1999. It is available for 4-week check out with your SWC photo ID card.

Sampson focuses on the South African freedom fighter’s incarceration spanning from 1962 to 1990. After his release from incarceration, Nelson Mandela became a master politician who believed in forgiveness, reconciliation, and support for a multiracial democracy.

Nelson Mandela passed away this week at the age of ninety-five. Mandela will be missed by not only his home, South Africa, but also the world.

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