In celebration and memory of the life of Nelson Mandela, this special edition of ADL’s The Current Events Classroom provides students the opportunity to learn, in several ways, more about Nelson Mandela and his extraordinary life.
Nelson Mandela, former South African President and a courageous leader, dedicated his life to ending apartheid and building a free, multiracial and democratic South Africa. He led by example to inspire a more equal world. Nelson Mandela will be long remembered as one of the greatest figures of his generation and one of the most inspirational and effective freedom-fighting figures in modern history.
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