Nelson Mandela (Heroes)justice and equality were outlawed in the country of South Africa The people needed one voice to speak up when the world fell silent They needed.. . one leader to stand up when the world looked away One man answered that call; one man that sacrificed his own future for the future of his people and transformed a nation. Since this is a biography. the story of Nelson Mandela follows the factual details of his life. The story opens in a prison cell in