Geography Study Materials and Hand-outs

  1. Introduction “Long Walk to Freedom” is the 1994 autobiography of Nelson Mandela, detailing his ascent from an anti-apartheid activist and Robben Island-jailed terrorist, to ANC leader and a cultural icon. The only memoir published during Mandela’s life, the book is a testament to the greatness of the first black president of South Africa. In this autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, South African freedom fighter and author Nelson Mandela describes his trajectory from a Xhosa boy in a small village in the Transkei, to a revolutionary anti-apartheid resistance fighter, to a political prisoner held for 27 years in prison, and finally to South Africa’s first black President.  1.1 About the book "Long Walk to Freedom" The book "Long Walk to Freedom" was published in 1994 and portrays Nelson Mandela's autobiography from the day he was born to the date of his inauguration as president of South Africa in 1994. All these 76 years are described on the basis o