Blessing Aodu, Marcus Campbell

World History Hon.

10/21/15
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National History Day Sources
Secondary Sources:
Gaines, Ann Graham. Nelson Mandela and Apartheid in World History. Berkeley
Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2001.
This book is important and useful, because it informs the reader about Nelson
Mandelas fight against discrimination in South Africa. The book doesnt just contain
Nelson Mandelas struggle but, people who influenced him to take on this task. It
explains his struggle as a young child growing up as a Black South African.This book is
reliable, because it highlights Nelson Mandelas important role for the anti-apartheid
movement. The book is nonbias because, the author has no relations with the person.
Gormiley, Beatrice. Nelson Mandela South African Revolutionary. New York: Aladdin,
2015. Print.
A real-life story is a very well known series that publish biography on very important
people. This book was written to informer readers on the life story of Nelson Mandela ,
the trials and tribulation he faced for the country of South Africa. This book was
published 2015, so it is very new and very reliable. This source is nonbias because
Beatrice Gormley has no affiliation with the topic.
Nelson Mandela live!. Chicago, Illinois . Ebony Publications , 1990.
This source was retrieved from a database and a database is a reliable source because
it is edited and reviewed by many people. This source is accurate and the information
written could be found in other places. This article was written to inform readers about
Mandelas achievements during the revolution in South Africa. The source was nonbias
and presented in a professional way. the source was written in 2012 about a year ago
so the source is still current.

Putlock, Pam. Who was Nelson Mandela? New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 2014. Print.

Who was Nelson Mandela? is a book written to inform readers on the distinguishing
characteristics of Nelson Mandela and what set him apart and made his a great leader.
This is a reliable and unbiased source because it is written by someone that did not
know Nelson Mandela personally. This source is reliable because it was published in
2014, very recent and up to date.this book also explains why Nelson Mandela made the
choices he made.
Sawyer, Kem Knapp. Champion of Freedom Nelson Mandela. Greensboro NC: Morgan
Reynolds, 20012.
This book is useful, because it addresses the struggles of not just Mandela, but other
people who struggled because he or she was South African and Black. It also
addresses everyones struggle with Nelson Mandela being locked up and other South
Africans having to keep the movement going. The book is nonbias, because the author
has no relations with the author. The book is reliable, because it contains struggles of
Mandela and other black Africans struggle with Mandela being locked up.

Smith, David James. Young Mandela the Revolutionary Years. New York: Brown and
Company, 2010.
This book was written to inform readers on the accomplishments of Nelson Mandela
during the revolution of South Africa. This book is nonbias because the author is not
affiliated with Nelson Mandela in any way. Young Mandela was written in 2010 which
also makes this book reliable because it is a more recent source.

Primary Sources:
Duodu, C. The Mandela I Knew, and Why I Wept Buckets. Buffalo, NY: IC Publications,
2014.

This article is useful , because it is a documentation of an interview with Mandela in

person. In the article Mandela talks about his struggle of being in South Africa. Mandela
also talks about his struggle in jail and all the things that he went through being a
prisoner. This is a reliable source for our project, because the author had an in person
interview with Nelson Mandela. This article might be bias, because the author is from
Africa, which is where Nelson Mandela is from.
Mandela, Nelson. Glory And Hope, Let There Be Work, Bread, Water, And Salt For All.
South Africa: Vital Speeches of The Day, 1994.
This speech is useful, because it addresses how Mandela wants to give back to his
people, jobs, food, and clean water for the less fortunate. This speech is reliable
because, it came from Nelson Mandela himself, which makes it very useful and
creditable. This speech is nonbias, because Nelson Mandela is a reliable source, he
was there during the time of the Apartheid. He is sharing his own personal ideas on how
he would give back to the people.