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...

A gallery of photographs from UN archives all connected to apartheid in South Africa.

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.

Photographic exhibit explores the final days of Steve Biko, the South African black rights campaigner and anti-apartheid activist who died in 1977 at the age of 31.

Photographic exhibit commemorates the legacy of the late anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko.

Read this entire book online, through this link. Site includes a suggested citation for the work, as well as links to individual chapters. Clickable footnotes are also a nice touch.

Years after apartheid South Africa still faces racism. Help students see the struggles of racism and explore possible solutions to it with this lesson plan.

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...

Media-rich site featuring sub Saharan Africa. Discover effects of apartheid on the region's land and understand the impact society, politics, and geography has on the area's resources. With AIDS, malaria, and other maladies running...

Photographic slideshow provides a guided street view tour of Robben Island prison by a former political prisoner. This is the same prison where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years during his fight to end apartheid.

View this pictorial essay to learn about the 1913 Land Act that prohibited "black" people from buying or renting land in areas designated as "white". This legislation was one of the cornerstones of apartheid and paved the way for further...

The political history of South Africa is profiled - from early times through the caste system to slavery and then apartheid, and finally democracy. Text plus a graphic chronological flow chart make the topic visually appealing and of...

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...

"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...

This is a collection of 21 Grade-Leveled texts (4-12) on the topic International Revolutions. The world's had its fair share of international revolutions as people around the globe sought to create meaningful change. Learn about some of...

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 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...

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...

The Legacy Project houses the work of artists and writers who have made twentieth-century traumas and conflicts their subject. Visitors learn how artists construct art from memories of apartheid, wars, massacres, genocides, acts of...

March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Learn about the history of this of importat day and its origin in 1960's South Africa.

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...

This the Nobel Foundation page on Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. You'll find bibliographic information, his Nobel speech, and articles written about him.

This exhibit takes a photographic look at the 1913 Land Act, legislation which restricted the rights of black people and their acquisition of land in South Africa.

The BBC provides audio clips from a 1986 interview with South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of key works, and links to further material on the BBC network.