What kind of life did Mandela have as a child?
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He grew up with two sisters in his mother's kraal in the village of Qunu, where he tended herds as a cattle-boy and spent much time outside with other boys. Both his parents were illiterate, but being a devout Christian, his mother sent him to a local Methodist school when he was about seven.As a young person Mandela enjoyed boxing and running. The law firm Mandela and Tambo was the first black law firm in South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison, 18 of them on Robben Island. Whilst on Robben Island he was only allowed one visitor and one letter every six months.
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Nelson Mandela was a civil rights leader in South Africa. He fought against apartheid, a system where non-white citizens were segregated from whites and did not have equal rights. He served a good portion of his life in prison for his protests, but became a symbol for his people.
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