Biography of Nelson Mandela, president and ambassador to South Africa, who has spent his life fighting against Apartheid and campaigning for the freedom of Black South Africans.
The author's grandmother, mother, and sister tell of their lives under apartheid in South Africa and their struggles to cope with abuse, gambling, drunkenness, and infidelity from the men they love who consider them nothing more than property.
Chronicles the life of Nobel laureate and spiritual father Desmond Tutu, focusing on his efforts to promote peace in South Africa by confronting South African leaders, leading peaceful demonstrations, and seeking international disinvestment in the apartheid economy.