Long Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela, a worldwide hero whose lifetime commitment to the struggle against racial injustice in South Africa earned him the Nobel Peace Prize and the president of his nation, is one of the greatest moral and political leaders of our time.

Following his victorious 1990 release from almost 25 years of jail, Nelson Mandela has become the focal point of the world's most captivating and inspirational political drama. He played a key role in bringing about majority rule and multiracial governance in South Africa while serving as president of the African National Congress and leading the country's anti-apartheid struggle. As a key player in the struggle for racial equality and human rights, he is held in high regard worldwide.

Being reared in the traditional tribal culture of his forefathers, Mandela—the foster son of a Thembu chief—learned early on about the contemporary, unavoidable reality of apartheid, one of the most potent and successful systems of tyranny ever devised. He describes his early years as a poor student and legal clerk in a Jewish business in Johannesburg, his gradual political awakening, and his crucial involvement in the ANC's revival and the founding of the Youth League in the 1950s, all in classically exquisite and captivating writing.

He talks on how difficult it was to balance his political involvement with his love for his family, how hard it was to end his first marriage, and how difficult it was to be away from his kids. He eloquently depicts the growing political struggle between the government and the ANC in the 1950s, which culminated in his spectacular adventures as an underground leader and the historic 1964 Rivonia Trial, which earned him a life sentence. chronicles his very exciting twenty-seven years in jail as well as the intricate and nuanced talks that resulted in his release and the start of apartheid's demise. At last, he offers the whole inside scoop.