Nelson Mandela & Invictus
Overview of Mandela's Life
Simple Wikipedia biography of Mandela
BBC Primary History - Nelson Mandela
Make sure you use the navigation on the left to find all the information!
Biography.com - This is several pages. Use the navigation to find the section you need.
South Africa Timeline - Time for Kids
Includes major events in Mandela's life, set against the events of the nation.
Comprehensive Sources
Nelson Mandela - Times Topics (N.Y. Times)
Includes:
- Voice of Mandela - speeches and letters
- Interactive Timeline - excellent resource!
The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela - PBS
Notice there are 4 main sections:
- The Boy From the Transkei - early life
- The Revolutionary - young man
- The Prisoner - his time in prison
- Husband & Lover - relationship w/Winnie
Apartheid
Simple Wikipedia entry on Apartheid
Apartheid - BrainPOP
provides some good context and mentions Mandela
A History of Apartheid, an Icon in the Making - USA Today
Good overview, breaks down timeline into chunks, discusses Mandela's part in ending apartheid.
Video
Obituary: Nelson Mandela - BBC
Includes an 8.5 min. video of Mandela's life that
provides some good context and news videos (primary sources) and pictures.
The Life of Nelson Mandela - NY Times
12 min. video
Invictus Poem
Text of poem by Henley
Invictus: Poem by Gloucester poet that inspired Nelson Mandela
This article gives background about the poem and its poet and about Mandela's connection to the poem. Note that the Gloucester they refer to here is in England, not Gloucester, Mass.!
Nelson Mandela & Springboks (rugby team)
Nelson Mandela seized the opportunity of the Rugby World Cup 1995
Francois Pienaar: 'When the whistle blew, South Africa changed forever'
Robben Island (where Mandela was imprisoned)
Mandela's prison: ‘This is an island. Here you will die’
Describes the prison and Mandela's imprisonment there, including photos.