Trailblazers

I. The Making of a Revolutionary: Early Life in the Transkei Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July…

I. Roots of Resilience: Early Life in Rural Kenya Wangari Maathai was born on April 1, 1940, in…

I. The Birth of a Genius: Childhood in an Unusual Household In the grand halls of 19th-century England,…

I. The Seeds of Defiance: Early Life in the Segregated South In the small town of Tuskegee, Alabama,…

I. The Roots of Determination: Early Life in Poland In the cold winters of Warsaw, Poland, the seeds…