The Black Pimpernel

Nelson Mandela on the Run

Author  Zukiswa Wanner Illustrated by  Amerigo Pinelli
The Black Pimpernel

The story of Nelson Mandela's early years on the run from the apartheid authorities

JOHANNESBURG. MARCH 1961.

Thirty-one activists are on trial for treason. Among their number is Nelson Mandela, a rising star of the resistance movement and one of the biggest threats to the South African government and their racist system of apartheid. To everyone's surprise, they are found not guilty. But rather than relish his newfound freedom, Nelson disappears.

With this, the incredible true story of Nelson Mandela's life on the run begins. For months, he is an outlaw, the police and secret services hunting him in vain, living under new identities and…

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September 27, 2022
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