A&E Television
Biography: Nelson Mandela
This resource provides biographical information on Nelson Mandela.
BBC
Bbc: South Africa's Nelson Mandela Dies in Johannesburg
Obituary for Nelson Mandela, who died on December 5, 2013. Page includes overview of Mandela's remarkable life and timeline of his political activities which led South Africa out of apartheid. Mandela's legacy and public reaction to his...
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Nelson Mandela: Presidential Years
Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected President of South Africa. Through this pictorial essay, access his personal diaries and book notes to gain insight into his Presidential years.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Week of 12 9 13: Nelson Mandela: His Life in Pictures
A series of photographs with captions present information about the life and work of Nelson Mandela.
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.
CNN
Cnn: Nelson Mandela Fast Facts
A timeline of the important events in the life of Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Nelson Mandela's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
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...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Nelson Mandela, 1918 2013
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...
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,"...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
Extensive biographical information and links for Nelson Mandela.
Other
Reliving South Africa's First Freedom Day
South Africa's Freedom Day is celebrated on April 27th of each year. This day marks the first post-apartheid democratic presidential election for this nation. Learn about the first Freedom Day, the inauguration of Nelson Mandela.
Other
South Africa: Robben Island Remembers
Now a World Heritage site, Robben Island is asymbol of the brutality of South Africa?s apartheid past. It was prison to freedom activists such as Nelson Mandel. Read the legacy of this island from early Dutch colonizers to the present.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Nelson Mandela Facts
Discover interesting biographical details about Nelson Mandela, South Africa's 1st black president.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
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...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Nelson Mandela Biography
Useful biographical information, achievements, and quotes of Nelson Mandela, South African civil rights leader.
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.
BBC
Bbc: The Story of Africa: Collapse of Apartheid
Part of the BBC's The Story of Africa, this page explores the collapse of apartheid with quotes, images, audio files, and speeches by Nelson Mandela. Click on the links on the left to learn more about South Africa, Apartheid, the Cold...
BBC
Bbc News: Mandela's Life and Times
An extensive collection of BBC news articles about Nelson Mandela.
Utah State University
Teacher Link: South Africa: The Day the Apartheid Ended: Background Information
This article provides background information about the end of the South African Arpatheid in April of 1994. It mentions the book The Day Gogo Went to Vote: South Africa, April 1994 by Elinor Batezat Sisulu which is about a respected...
Travel Document Systems
Tds: South Africa: History
A comprehensive look at the history of South Africa beginning with its settlement by Zulus and progressing through apartheid to the current strong democracy. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Apartheid in South Africa
Learn how apartheid came to be official policy in South Africa. Under apartheid, South Africans were divided into four racial groups: Whites, Asians, Coloreds, and Blacks. Discover what life was like for black South Africans and how...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Learn About South Africa [Pdf]
"Learn about South Africa" is a one page, nonfiction passage about South Africa and its fight to end the apartheid. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes underlining the most...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Day of Prayer for Nelson Mandela
Brief article reports on how the people of South Africa are mourning the death of Nelson Mandela.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Nelson Mandela
Use this resource to learn about Nelson Mandela's freedom, which marked the end of Apartheid. This article includes images and an excerpt from his book, "Long Walk to Freedom."