Nelson Mandela
Published on Dec 04, 2015
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NELSON MANDELA
General Facts:
- Born on July 18, 1918
- He belonged to a Royal family
- His father died when he was 9 years old
- Nelson was a great student and athlete who played boxing and ran track
- Mandela died on December 5, 2013
For the interview, I chose the question, "King: How did [the wardens] treat you?" to which he responded, "Well, we had to fight for better treatment. The treatment, at first, was very bad for all of us. But as a result of the fight we put up, our situation improved". In my opinion, this was very interesting because they had to protest to be treated fairly. The ironic part is that he was sent to jail for fighting for equal rights. However, the only difference between the two is that in jail, they gave in and treated the prisoners with more respect. I found that even though he was put in jail for treason, he will never learn the corrupted lesson society was trying to teach him. This is a perfect example of how wherever Nelson, or any Black man goes, injustice will always follow. In this case, they were lucky that the protesting worked they way they planned instead of it being treated like a violent riot by the guards.
Protesting Career
- Nelson started protesting in college by boycotting the school because of their policies and was sent home
- He started participating in boycotts, strikes, civil disobedience, and many other ways to give all non-white South Africans full citizenship
- On December 5, 1956, Nelson was arrested for treason as well as 155 other activists
- Mandela and many other people were convicted of violent conspiracy, and treason but thankfully, he was sentenced to life in prison instead of execution.
Political Career
- After Mandela was let out of prison, he started to negotiate with many South African political organizations and was able to end the apartheid, ensuing a nobel peace prize and an even better image for his soon to come campaign
- In Mandela's election, 22 million Black men and women voted and thus allowing the favor to be on his side
- On May 10th, Nelson Mandela was sworn into office
