2.  Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, and died on December 5, 2013.  He was born in Mvezo, South Africa.  Nelson Mandela was a leader, he made a huge difference in the world.  He was devoted champion for peace and social justice in his own nation and around the world.

3.  His mother was, Nonqaphi Nosekeni  His father was, Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela.  Nelson’s father was principal counselor to the Acting King of the Thembu people, Jongintaba Dalindyebo.  Nelson’s mother died in 1968 while Nelson was in prison.

4.  Nelson Mandela was arrested and jailed because he was accused of betrayal by the South African government.  He was in jail for 27 years  He was jailed at the Robben Island Prison  After his release, Nelson became president for South Africa.

5.  After Nelson's release, he started right away wholeheartedly into his work in life, striving to attain the goals he and others had set nearly four decades earlier.  Also on his first arrival, two years before, Nelson had set and example by refusing to obey a command to jog from the harbor, where the ferry docked, to the prison gates.

6.  I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.  It always seems impossible until it's done.  Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

7.  When was Nelson Mandela born?  How many years was Nelson sent to jail?  Where was Nelson jailed at?  Where was Nelson born?  True or False. Nelson became president after his release from jail?