Nelson Mandela in his book, Long Walk to Freedom argues through the first five parts that a black individual must deal, coop, and grow through a society that is hindering their lives' with apartheid and suppression of their rightful land. Rolihlanla Mphakanyiswa or clan name, Madiba was born on July 18, 1918 in a simple village of Mvezo, which was not accustomed to the happenings of South Africa as a whole. His father was an respected man who led a good life, but lost it because of a dispute with the magistrate. While, his mother was a hard-working woman full of daily choirs. His childhood was full of playing games with fellow children and having fun. In school, Mandela was given his English name of Nelson. After his father's death, he moved to love with a regent, who was a well-off individual and owed Nelson's father for a previous favor. The next several years were full of schooling for Nelson. These schools opened Nelson's eyes to many things, which we will discuss later. He and the regent's son, Justice decided to travel to Johannesburg and see what work they could find. They left on their journey without the regent's permission, but eventually escaped his power and settled down in the town. In Johannesburg, Nelson settled down in a law firm as an assistant and went to University of South Africa and Witwatersrand University to further his law education. Witswatersrand University brought many new ideas to Nelson and awakened a spirit inside of him. The next several years, Nelson met many new political friends and began his involvement in the ANC. Also during this time, he met Evelyn and they became married. Gradually Nelson's political involvement grew and his family life declined. Nelson and his good friend, Oliver Tambo opened a law firm, which took up most of Nelson's time. Evelyn mothered two of Nelson's children, but the gradually grew apart. Now, Nelson was an influential political individual and bans and jailing began to follow him around. One day, a young woman came into his life by the name of Winnie and they got married. Winnie gave birth to two more of Nelson's children. As time passed, Nelson's spirit for freedom grew more and more each day. Though his life was full of bannings and jailings, he never gave up his fight, but he knew that the south African government was becoming agitated with him and the ANC. The South African government became ...
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...eid of white supremacy in South Africa. Throughout the book, I have seen Nelson's open-mindedness. Nelson always listened to communist ideas and Indian goals, eventhough he did not agree with them. Nelson faced many hardships through his struggle and this had to cause some resentment against his oppressors. But if anyone would not be bias in his writing, I would say it would be Nelson Mandela. He has showed in his book that he is great individual and that he will not let his past feeling cloud his writing. You can see his feelings in his book and that is what makes it so good, but I believe he does not hide anything from us on both sides of the stories.
In conclusion, Mandela's autobiography is a brilliant book written by an incredible individual. I wish I could of read the whole book for this essay, but that was not possible. It is hard to write an essay on the first 5 parts when I know some things that happened further in the book. I did not know if I should include that information in the essay, but I did not involve it. This book helped to show the other side of the story. We always hear the victor's story and in this class we got to hear the other side of the story.
Curtis, Jerry. "The Role of Nelson Mandela in the Fight against Apartheid in South Africa." Humanities. Humanities, n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2013.
This source is helpful since it really demonstrates the main points of Mandela's achievements. For instance he gave hope to millions of Africans and inspired them. The article strongly states the effect he had on African people which is a crucial part of my essay. It is well organized in terms of chronoligal order and importance which is essential in my essay.
Nelson Mandela has just gotten out of prison and is speaking to a rally of ANC supporters in Cape Town urging a continued struggle for racial equality and a government not dominated by any one race, black or white. Mandela is using the built up passion and anger from years of oppression to instill a resolve in the ANC members and others who are fighting for equality in South Africa. Calm Logic Despite his time in prison, Nelson Mandela was very calm and forgiving about his time there. He opens his speech with “I greet you all in the name of peace, democracy and freedom for all.”
To understand Mandela’s role in civil disobedience, one must first have the knowledge of his personal life. Mandela was born in the town of Transkei, South Africa into a royal family on July 18,1918 (Klerk). Even though Mandela was born into a royal family, he still noticed the ugly treatment of people in South Africa based on their racial background. Mr. Mandela was educated at the University of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand. Both of these universities are located in South Africa, though Fort Ware is in Eastern Cape while Witwatersrand is located in the capital (Klerk, F). While a student in college Mandela was sent home for protesting against the strict policies of the university with several other classmates. Like many col...
Nelson Mandela was a well-known South African politician, philanthropist, and an anti-apartheid revolutionary, born on eighteenth of July 1918. He served as the South African President from the year 1944 to 1999. He is known as the first South African chief executive, and also the first person to be elected in a free and Democratic election. After he was elected, the government of Nelson Mandela focused on dismantling and destroying the widely spread legacy of apartheid that was reigning in South Africa. He tackled these issues by dealing with institutionalised racism, inequality, and poverty. He also made an effort to foster racial reconciliation (Downing & Jr, 1992). He served as the African National Congress President, as a democratic and an African nationalist, from the year 1991 to 1997. Nelson Mandela was appointed the Secretary General from 1998 to 1999, of the Movement of Non-Alignment. Mandela studied Law when he attended the University of Witwatersrand and Fort Hare University. He got involved in anti-colonial politics at the time he lived in Johannesburg. He joined the ANC and later became a founding and prominent member of the Youth league. Nelson Mandela came to power after the National party of South Africa. He ascended to grea...
Nelson Mandela was born 1918 into a Royal family in a South African village, after the death of his father he was groomed into the role within the tribal leadership. He was the first in his family to receive formal education, he excelled in boxing, track and as well as academics. He attended the elite University of fort Hare, the only western style higher learning institute in South Africa at the time.
Nelson Mandela’s life can be seen as a double climax: where he survived events directly related to the Apartheid’s cruel/unjust actions along with enduring medical ailments later on in his life. In a four year span, from 1960 to 1964, Mandela had to find strength and will power to persevere through a rollercoaster of events. Mandela’s affiliation in the African National Congress allowed him to organize supporters and protest against the inequality of whites and blacks in Africa, and bring attention to the abuse blacks have been forced to endure for far too long. The constant back and forth commotion between the apartheid and the freedom protestors caused a snowba...
On July 18th, 1918 Rolilahla Mandela was born in to a royal family. The family in which he was born was of the Thembu tribe resided in the Mvezo village in South African. He was born to Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa who served as chief and Nosekeni Fanny whom was the third of the four wife’s that Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa had. Nelson was one of the four boys and also one of the 13 children his father had. After his father died when he was nine years old, he was adopted by a high ranking regent of the Thembu tribe named Jongintaba Dalindyebo. Jongintaba Dalindyebo raised Nelson up to play a role within the tribal leadership. Nelson was the first of his 13 brothers and sisters to get a formal education. Nelson finished his schooling at one of the local missionary schools, where he was actually given the Nelson by his teacher. Nelson continued his schooling at Clarkebury Boarding Institute and Healdtown which was a Methodist secondary school. At this school Nelson would excel his studies as well as boxing and track. In the year of 1939, Nelson went to the only western taught higher learning school available for South Africans of color called, The University of Fort Hare. In the year of 1940 Nelson and a few other students including his friend and business partner Oliver Tambo, were ordered to be sent home in which they would participate in boycotting against the universities policies. When Nelson found out about the arranged marriage his adopted father had planned for him, he fled to Johannesburg. Nelson would work as a night watchmen and a law clerk, all while getting his bachelor’s degree. While Nelson became an activist in the movement of racial discrimination he would study law at the University Of Witwatersrand. In the year of 1944 wo...
Nelson Mandela had first realised the racism in South Africa when he was growing into adulthood. He wanted to help change the people’s minds and help bring the country together. He moved to the city to get a job as an apprentice to be a lawyer. He begins to join protest for unfair treatment. He gets married to Evelyn Mase in 1944.
This assay will be analysing on one of African president ever recognized as dedicated leader; who dedicated his entire life fighting for freedom of his nation. Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei in a small rural community in the easterner cape of South Africa. On 18july 1918 and named Nelson by one of his teachers, Mandela led the struggle to reinstate the apartheid rule of South Africa against racial discrimination. As well know as a democratic leader he was incarcerated for 27 years. Has been awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1993 and 1994 Nelson Mandela been voted as South Africa first black president. (BBC news-Mandela’s life and times2008)
Mandela escaped north to Johannesburg and then fled to Alexandra, where he met Walter Sisulu. He involved Mandela in politics. Sisulu introduced him to the African National Congress (ANC). Soon after that, Mandela was appointed volunteer-in-chief for a resistance campaign in 1952. Mandela began to quarrel for the black rights as the days went by. He became invol...
In the Transki region along the Indian Ocean, July 18, 1918, Mandela was born to a Thembu chief and his third wife. Mandela was raised by his mother were they led a simple life, a self reliant tribe. Here they farmed and raised their own cattle. This was a black tribal community were Anglo-Saxons were looked as gods from another place; they were to be viewed with awe and fear. In this black community a black teacher gave him an easy to pronounce (and white) first name of Nelson. At the age of nine Nelson received the word his father died. So he left his mother village to be raised by the Thembu Council. This was the region center for all tribe leaders to meet an...
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, Transkei, South Africa to Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa and Nosekeni Fanny
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born July 18,1918 in Mvezo, South Africa in a tiny village. Nelson was given the name “Nelson” at school when he was 7 years old. He was the only person in his family attended school. Both parents were illiterate. When Nelson was 12 years old his mother died, he had 3 sisters and 3 brothers. His father had 4 wives.Nelson later went on to college and started at the University college of Fort Hare for Bachelor of Arts degree,but did not complete his studies there because he joined a student protest,he completed his studies through the University of South Africa. Later he had 6 children and re married 3 different times. His first son died in a car crash and another died of AIDS. The first black president of South
Mandela explains that not being free impacted his life from childhood to adulthood. As a young man he dealt with just finding out he wasn’t free. As a young man he joined the African National Congress, while he realized that it wasn’t just him that wasn’t free, it was everyone that looked like him. His brothers and sisters not free. In the text, Long Walk to Freedom, it states, “That is when I joined the African National Congress, and that is when the hunger for my own freedom became the greater hunger for the freedom of my people.” This quote explains that he wanted everyone he looked like to be free and to be safe again. Mandela talks about how he, as a child, wanted only himself to be free but after he joined the African National Congress, he wanted everyone to be free and equal again. Another quote from the text to support this is, “Freedom is indivisible; the chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them, the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.” This quote shows that even if one person gains his freedom, another doesn’t and that that one person that is possibly still there, none of them are free. Nelson Mandela tells in great detail that he progresses from a child to help his country, and to free his