COVER

Mandela (Features / Nelson Mandela 1918--2013)

Protester. Prisoner. Peacemaker. 1918--2013

Protester (Features / Nelson Mandela Protester)

Under apartheid, his people were barred from pursuing a better life. Mandela risked everything to fight against injustice.

Prisoner (Nelson Mandela Prisoner)

Serving a life sentence, Mandela suffered through hard labor and petty cruelties. But he transformed isolation into a pulpit for change

Peacemaker (Nelson Mandela Peacemaker)

Freed at last, Mandela embraced reconciliation to save his nation. As South Africa's first black President, he set an example of unity and hope

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FEATURES

A Leader and a Champion (Appreciation)

South Africa's rugby captain recounts how Mandela used sport for national healing

The Man Who Could Not Cry (Appreciation / Nelson Mandela)

Humor, humility and the ability to compromise were the marks of the man

After Apartheid

South Africa has seen democracy's rewards and setbacks. One photographer reflects on two decades

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