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Plan for the People, A: Nelson Mandela's Hope for His Nation

Lindsey McDivitt

Illustrator: Charly Palmer

Ages: 9+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Eerdmans BFYR/Eerdmans

ISBN: 978-0-8028-5502-2

Keywords: South Africa, apartheid, political struggle, imprisonment

After 27 years in prison for fighting to dismantle apartheid, Mandela continued the struggle for South Africans and became president. Vibrant illustrations. Extensive back matter.