1. 92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon Black History month October 2015

2. 92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon Black history month Apartheid- a system used in South Africa to legally separate black and white people

3. 92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon Black history month The Sharpeville Massacre, 1960

4. 92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon Black history month Nelson Mandela was sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaving the country without a passport and incitement in 1962. He remained in prison until 1990 having been convicted of other offences (including sabotage). The charges were invented by the South African government.

5. 92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon Black history month In the winter of 1964, Nelson Mandela arrived on Robben Island where he would spend 18 of his 27 prison years. Confined to a small cell, the floor his bed, a bucket for a toilet, he was forced to do hard labour in a quarry. He was allowed one visitor a year for 30 minutes. Mandela in prison

6. 92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to run a marathon Black history month

7. First black President of South Africa