Nelson Mandela by Gina Kim

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For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others" -Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela, one of the many men and women who worked to liberate South Africa of its oppressive, apartheid chains, was a civil rights leader who strove to change South Africa for the better of all men and women of all races. Through his efforts, he was able to shift the ill will of discrimination through non-violence.
But how did he make non-violence work when faced by the imposing government of stronger forces?

Nelson Mandela

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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NELSON MANDELA

HOW DID HE MAKE NON-VIOLENCE WORK?

CONDITION ONE:

WAS A COLONY OF ENGLAND AND RESPECTED THE LAW

There are three conditions that led to the success of non-violence in countries scattered with issues. The first was that South Africa was a former colony of England and its people respected the law. South Africa was colonized by the Dutch and British in the seventeenth century. The rule brought unfair apartheid laws upon the people of South Africa, which sparked the Defiance Against Unjust Laws campaign where people protested the government and the unjust laws that burdened them.

CONDITION TWO:

tHE PRESENCE AND IMMINENT THREAT OF VIOLENCE

The second condition was that there was a threat of violence in South Africa. At first, the South Africans attempted a violent revolt, but the government only retaliated in kind. As people began to protest the apartheid rule through non-violence, the police and authorities sought out, intimidated, and attacked protestors. Even with the active use of violence, however, the protesting South Africans did not fight back.

CONDITION THREE:

THE PRESENCE OF A LEADER

Mandela led a group of people to follow the ways of non-violence even if they were to be attacked. He wanted them not to fight back to make a statement of non-violence. Mandela also listened to many people's points of view instead of being in complete control.

INSPECT

SOCIAL

Nelson Mandela changed life in Africa in many ways. First, his ideas of non-violence helped show that you don't fight fire with fire, you use peace instead. Nelson Mandela was not afraid to speak to people and say what was on his mind. I connected his actions to social because he made the English stop changing people's religion in South Africa and made the country a more equal place.

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Under Mandela, non-violence worked in South Africa because there was an obvious conflict, the apartheid laws, backed up by violence from the authorities and the protestors, so Mandela acted as a strong leader to push his way to equality by standing up against violence and being unafraid to stand for what he believed in. In this way, South Africa, after protestors endured blow by blow from authorities, was liberated and gained independence all from non-violence.