Life under apartheid: demeaning, often brutal

Photos: The evolution of Nelson Mandela
The evolution of Nelson Mandela – Nelson Mandela, the prisoner-turned-president who reconciled South Africa after the end of apartheid, died on December 5, 2013. He was 95.
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Photos: The evolution of Nelson Mandela
The evolution of Nelson Mandela – Mandela became president of the African National Congress Youth League in 1951.
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Photos: The evolution of Nelson Mandela
The evolution of Nelson Mandela – Mandela poses for a photo, circa 1950.
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The evolution of Nelson Mandela – Mandela poses in boxing gloves in 1952.
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Photos: The evolution of Nelson Mandela
The evolution of Nelson Mandela – Mandela in the office of Mandela & Tambo, a law practice set up in Johannesburg by Mandela and Oliver Tambo to provide free or affordable legal representation to black South Africans.
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The evolution of Nelson Mandela – From left: Patrick Molaoa, Robert Resha and Mandela walk to the courtroom for their treason trial in Johannesburg.
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Photos: The evolution of Nelson Mandela