soon after his father was stripped of his chieftan championship and they moved to another veg.andela like the overwhelming majority of black south africans spent a childhood desperately poor and with little or no opportunity for advance. . it was the experience of dispossession and poverty her that fuelled nelson mandela's life long desire to oppose white supremacy and bring freedom to his people. he went to school in a hunt with the remains are still visible. his real like was trouble maker in his home language. but in the classroom the teacher gave him a white man's name nelson. he would also be known by the traditional clan man mandiba. he was one of the lucky few to get a formal education. it was also among these hills the young man experienced african democracy first hand. he listened to council chiefs and elders debating issues for hours until they reached consensus on an issue. the traditional leader says this vital lesson influenced mandela years later as president when he helped shape south africa's modern democracy and reconciled blacks and whites. >> he has struggled