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
EDITOR'S DESK
The Long Walk Comes to an End (Also In This Issue)
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
How I Got to Play the Hero (Appreciation / Nelson Mandela)
An actor recalls the moment Nelson Mandela changed his life
After Apartheid
South Africa has seen democracy's rewards and setbacks. One photographer reflects on two decades