Freedom

Nelson Mandela is known for his role as a social rights activist, politician, and philanthropist. He directed a campaign of nonviolent disobedience against the South African government, which held racist policies. He spent 27 years in prison for his political offenses, but later was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to dismantle the country’s apartheid system. Mandela became South Africa’s first president that was a person of color from 1994 to 1999. Nelson Mandela and his wife co-founded The Elders, which is a group of world leaders that work publicly and privately to find solutions to some of the world’s most difficult issues. This included many supporting initiatives to addr...View all