When horrific things happen, how a person responds can make a difference in the rest of one's life. In this collection, learn how some individuals triumphed in the face of unspeakable tragedies.
Desmond Tutu, in his "Setting Free the Past" lecture, told a Georgetown University gathering that Mandela had changed during his prison years:He had g...
One year after his divorce from Evelyn Mase, Mandela married Winnie Madikizela.
Mandela and Sisulu were longtime friends. They also served prison time together on Robben Island.
Thembekile (known as Thembi) was Mandela's older son (with his first wife, Evelyn) and his third-born child.
In his autobiography, "Long Walk to Freedom," Nelson Mandela describes this picture as: "Tense Times, 1956."
After Mandela returned from a trip abroad, in 1962, he went into hiding.
After graduation, Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo formed the only South African law firm which was owned and operated by blacks.
Spared the death penalty for a treason conviction, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment during June of 1964.
In this clip, narrated by Morgan Freeman, we see historical footage depicting tensions between black and white South Africans. The video demonst...
Even while he was imprisoned in an impossibly small cell on Robben Island, Nelson Mandela maintained a physical-fitness regimen.
This image depicts the book-cover of Man is Wolf to Man, an important work on surviving the GULAG by Janus Bardach.
Margaret Mitchell wrote "Gone with the Wind" while living at Crescent Apartments in Atlanta. She called apartment 1 "The Dump."
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