His father, a chief of the Thembo people, died when Mandela was 12 and He WAS ADOPTED BY THE ACTING KING OF THE THEMBO PEOPLE. He was the first of his family to attend school. He went to a Wesleyan mission school, the Clarkebury Boarding Institute and Healdtown Wesleyan College.
pted by the acting king of the Thembo people. He was the first of his family to attend school. He went to a Wesleyan mission school, the Clarkebury Boarding Institute and Healdtown Wesleyan College.
Josh and JB's dad. As a young man, Dad was known as "Da Man" and played professional basketball in Europe. At some point in his career, he received a championship ring, which the boys covet in the present. ... After about a week in a coma, Dad wakes up around Christmas.
Charlie goes to Miss Kinnian's class to learn. She teaches at the Beekman School and she specializes in teaching mentally challenged adults, like Charlie.
