A long walk to freedom

Biography of Winnie and Nelson Mandela: Rolihlahla Mandela, also called Nelson Mandela was a black man, who was an anti-apartheid-activist, political leader, and became the first black president of South Africa in May 1994. Nelson was driven by a belief in human rights. His passion led him to pursue racial equality, the right to vote and equal human rights. Nelson dedicated his whole life to his beliefs and spent 27 years in prison. Nelson was a non-violent man and so was his actions. He understood that while it was important to forgive, history must never forget its troubled past. Nelson