Nelson Mandela Reading List

18 July 1918 5 December 2013

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Web links to obituaries, journalism, video and photographs honoring the life of Nelson Mandela.
Entries dated December 5th 6th and 7th, 2013
Compiled by William Escoubas williamescoubas@aol.com

From The New York Times Nelson Mandela, South Africas Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95 by Bill Keller 6,482 Word Obituary - Includes 12 minute video Published: December 5, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/world/africa/nelsonmandela_obit.html?ref=international-home

From The New York Times Mandelas Death Leaves South Africa Without Its Moral Center by Lydia Polgreen Published: December 5, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/world/africa/nelsonmandela.html?ref=international-home

From The New York Times Notable figures and readers of The New York Times share their perspectives http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/06/world/africa/nelson-mandelareactions.html#/all

From The New York Times Disappointment in Successors to Nelson Mandela, a Revered Father of a Nation by Lydia Polgreen Published: December 6, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/world/africa/disappointment-in-successors-torevered-father-of-a-nation.html?hp&_r=0

From The New York Times South Africans Prepare for Days of Mourning and Commemoration by Nicholas Kulish and Alan Cowell Published: December 7, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/08/world/africa/south-africa-mandela.html?hp

From The New York Times Mandelas Death Stirs Sense of Loss Around the World by Nicholas Kulish, Lydia Polgreen and Alan Cowell Published: December 6, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/world/africa/nelson-mandela-internationalreaction.html?ref=international-home

From The New York Times Generation Born After Apartheid Sees Mandelas Fight as History by Marcus Mabry Published: December 6, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/world/africa/south-africas-born-frees-movepast-apartheid.html?hp

From The New York Times Where Mandela Once Boxed, a New Set of Struggles by Rick Lyman Published: December 6, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/world/africa/where-mandela-once-boxed-insoweto.html?ref=world

From The New York Times For Mandela, Reverence, but Criticism, Too by Rick Lyman Published: December 6, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/07/world/africa/mandelapolitics.html?ref=international-home

From The New York Times

In Chronicling Mandela, Finding Themselves The photographers Joo Silva, David C. Turnley and Louise Gubb remember what it was like to photograph Nelson Mandelas life. Stories and video http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/06/world/africa/mandelaphotographers.html

From The New York Times Musical Tributes to Nelson Mandela Mr. Mandelas movement became the inspiration for many songs. 10 Musical Tributes to Mandela http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/06/world/africa/mandela-obitmusic.html#index

From The New York Times Timeline - The Life and Legacy of Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013 Nelson Mandelas quest for freedom in South Africas system of white rule took him from the court of tribal royalty to the liberation underground to a prison cell to the presidency. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/05/world/africa/MandelaTimeline.html#/#time216_6689

From The New York Times Reflections From Soweto by Zaheer Cassim December 6th, 2013 Near Nelson Mandelas former home, South Africans mourn the late leader and remember his legacy as a freedom fighter. 2.02 minute video http://www.nytimes.com/video/world/africa/100000002589043/reflections-fromsoweto.html

From The New York Times Mandela as Dissident, Liberator and Statesman Slideshow of 24 Photographs http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/01/01/world/africa/mandela-obitphotos.html

From The New York Times Mandelas Struggle in Posters Slideshow of 15 Posters http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/05/world/africa/Mandelas-Struggle-inPosters.html

From The New York Times Memories of Mandela Past and present Africa correspondents of The New York Times reflect on their experience covering Nelson Mandela. Video and Articles by: John F. Burns, Alan Cowell, Suzanne Daley, Donald G. McNeil Jr., Ian Fisher, Barry Bearak, Lydia Polgreen http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/05/world/africa/mandela-memoriesobit.html#/#john_burns

From The New York Times The Voice of Mandela Major speeches and letters from the life and career of South Africas first black president, organized by date, topic and readers favorites. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/05/world/africa/the-voice-ofmandela.html?hp

From The New Yorker Mandela and the Politics of Forgiveness by Jelani Cobb

December 7, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/12/mandela-and-the-politics-offorgiveness.html

From The New Yorker Nelson Mandela and the Bees by Pippa Green December 6, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/12/nelson-mandela-and-thebees.html

From The New Yorker Mandelas Electoral Legacy by Hendrik Hertzberg December 6, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/hendrikhertzberg/2013/12/mandelas-electorallegacy.html

From The New Yorker Mandela in Verse: Myself I Stood in the Storm by Ayana Mathis December 6, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/12/mandela-in-verse-myself-istood-in-the-storm.html

From The New Yorker Mandelas Legacy: The Born Frees by Elissa Curtis December 6, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2013/12/mandelas-legacy-the-bornfrees.html

From The New Yorker Nelson Mandela in The New Yorker by Joshua Rothman December 5, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/12/nelson-mandela-in-the-newyorker.html

From The New Yorker Nelson Mandela: A Life in Photographs by The New Yorker December 5, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/12/nelson-mandela-a-life-inphotographs.html#slide_ss_0=1

From The New Yorker Mandela, My Countryman by Nadine Gordimer December 5, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/12/mandela-mycountryman.html

From The New Yorker Nelson Mandela, the Father by Charlayne Hunter-Gault December 5, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/12/nelson-mandela-southafricas-father.html

From The New Yorker Postscript: Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013

by William Finnegan December 5, 2013 http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/12/postscript-nelson-mandela1918-2013.html

From The Los Angeles Times Nelson Mandela: 1918 - 2013 Anti-apartheid icon reconciled a nation by Robyn Dixon, Bob Drogin and Scott Kraft Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa 3,857 Word Obituary Published December 5, 2013 http://www.latimes.com/world/la-me-nelson-mandela-diesdto,0,2640089.htmlstory#ixzz2mpeEh88G

From The Los Angeles Times Nelson Mandela | A Remembrance posted by: Jerome Adamstein 55 Photo Remembrance December 5, 2013 http://framework.latimes.com/2013/12/05/nelson-mandela-remembrance/#/0

From The Telegraph Alan Titchmarsh recalls the day he was Nelson Mandelas guest Nelson Mandela was man of ease and grace who lit up with laughter by Alan Titchmarsh Published 07 Dec 2013 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10503341/AlanTitchmarsh-recalls-the-day-he-was-Nelson-Mandelas-guest.html

From ESPN.com

Nelson Mandela's Impact An ESPN.com collection Writers and activists tell stories about their hero and role model Approximately 6,000 words Contributions by: Jeff MacGregor, Jemele Hill, Jackie MacMullan, Gabriele Marcotti, Johnette Howard Scoop Jackson, Kevin Powell, Bonnie Ford, Wright Thompson http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/10085352/nelson-mandela-impact-world-sports

From swarthmore.edu Be Nelson Mandela by Timothy Burke December 6, 2013 2,682 Word Essay https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2013/12/06/be-nelson-mandela/

From The Washington Post How Nelson Mandela pulled his punches and helped transform South Africa by Evan Lieberman December 7, 2013 793 Word Essay http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2013/12/07/how-nelsonmandela-pulled-his-punches-and-helped-transform-south-africa/

From The Guardian Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, dies aged 95 David Smith in Johannesburg 5 December 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/05/nelson-mandela-dies-aged-95-southafrica

From The Guardian Nelson Mandela: the freedom fighter who embraced his enemies By John Carlin 7 December 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/07/nelson-mandela-freedom-fighter-johncarlin

From The Guardian Top Ten Nelson Mandela Attractions Written and Compiled by Ajibola Amzat 07 December 2013 http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php/saturday-magazine/travel-atourism/140375-top-ten-nelson-mandela-attractions

From The Telegraph Nelson Mandelas legacy: what next for my beloved South Africa? by Peter Hain 07 Dec 2013 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/nelson-mandela/10503153/NelsonMandelas-legacy-what-next-for-my-beloved-South-Africa.html

From The Guardian Nelson Mandela: 'On Robben Island he never asked for special treatment' Fellow ANC political prisoner Ahmed Kathrada talks about Mandela's dignity and unselfishness in jail http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/07/nelson-mandela-robben-island-ancprisoner

From The BBC Nelson Mandela death: 'Difficult days' for family

Nelson Mandela's family has given a first public statement since his death, describing the difficulty of the past two days and the week ahead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25284208

From The BBC Nelson Mandela death: Remembering the man by Andrew Harding, Africa correspondent It has happened: A moment that South Africans have been quietly dreading for years. One of the great lives, and key chapters, of the 20th Century has finally come to an end. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20734937

From The BBC South African papers pay tribute to Nelson Mandela Published 6 December 2013 An overview and links to what South African papers are saying http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25253299

From The Guardian Maya Angelou writes poem in honour of Nelson Mandela Angelou's poem, His Day is Done, is circulated in 15 languages as a tribute to Mandela 'on behalf of the American people' http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/07/maya-angelou-poem-nelson-mandela

From The Atlantic My Uncle Was Nelson Mandela's Neighbor in Jail And their relationship helped me understand how South Africas founding father continually won over his rivals. by Kiran Moodley Dec 6 2013 http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/my-uncle-was-nelsonmandelas-neighbor-in-jail/282129/

From The Atlantic Nelson Mandela 1918-2013 Published Dec 6, 2013 38 Photographs http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/12/nelson-mandela-1918-2013/100641/

From The Atlantic Nelson Mandela's Death and South Africa's Next Great Struggle With the anti-apartheid crusader's death on Thursday, will South Africans finally confront the stark inequalities that still plague their young democracy? by Natasha Joseph Dec 5 2013 http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/nelson-mandelas-death-andsouth-africas-next-great-struggle/282093/

From The Wire How the World's Papers Reacted to Nelson Mandela's Death by Alexander Abad-Santos Dec 6, 2013 http://www.thewire.com/culture/2013/12/how-worlds-papers-reacted-nelson-mandelasdeath/355863/ From The Wall Street Journal Nelson Mandela Dies at 95 3,000 Word Obituary by Peter Wonacott Updated Dec. 5, 2013 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303997604579240503370719642

From The Wall Street Journal Nelson Mandela, in His Words

Updated Dec. 5, 2013 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323949904578537294290182734

From Time Nelson Mandela, 19182013: Remembering an Icon of Freedom TIME's former managing editor writes about the man he knew a prisoner turned peacemaker who carried South Africa out of apartheid and changed the world by Richard Stengel Dec. 05, 2013 http://world.time.com/2013/12/05/nelson-mandela-1918-2013-remembering-an-icon-offreedom/ Nelson Mandela's Epitaph, in His Own Words Remembering Mandela with the epic 1964 speech he believed might be his last. By Dave Gilson Published December. 5, 2013 http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/12/nelson-mandela-epitaph-own-wordsrivonia 9 Songs for Nelson Mandela by Dave Gilson and Ian Gordon Jul. 17, 2013 http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2013/06/9-songs-nelson-mandela