Publisher Description
Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality.
Long Walk to Freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history’s greatest figures. Here for the first time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela tells the extraordinary story of his life—an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph.
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“The famously taciturn South
African president reveals much of himself in Long Walk to Freedom. A good deal
of this autobiography was written secretly while Mandela was imprisoned for
twenty-seven years.”
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Amazon.com, editorial review
About Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela (1918–2013) won the Novel Peace Prize in 1993 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from US President George W. Bush, among many other accolades. He became the first freely elected president of South Africa in 1994. He gained popularity while in prison for being a prominent member of the African National Congress and became a leading figure in the anti-apartheid movement. He authored numerous works, including the New York Times bestseller Conversations with Myself, as well as his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom.
About Danny Glover
Danny Glover, award-winning actor, producer, and humanitarian has been a commanding presence on screen, stage, and television for more than twenty-five years. He is the 2022 recipient of the special Academy Award: the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his work with UNICEF. As an actor, he has appeared in more than 100 feature films, including The Color Purple’(1985), To Sleep with Anger (1990), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Dreamgirls (2006), and Sorry to Bother You (2018), as well as his best-known role as Detective Roger Murtaugh in the four-film Lethal Weapon series (1987-1998). He has also produced dozens of narrative and documentary films. As a crusader for global justice, he has used his influence to inspire others to take action against economic and social inequality.