What Did Nelson Mandela Do After Taking Over Power In South Africa?
NELSON MANDELA
Humanity Assignment
Sylvia Shan
INQUIRY QUESTIONS
1. What was the state of society in South Africa like and how did it influence Nelson Mandela?
2. When did he join the ANC and create the African National Congress Youth League?
3. What influential on Nelson Mandela led to his fight for civil rights during his time in jail, and how did he do it?
4. What did Nelson Mandela do after taking over power in South Africa?
5. What’s South Africa like today, after all the achievements that Nelson Mandela struggled for his whole life?
Discuss the significant contributions Nelson Mandela made in building a free, equal, and post-apartheid South Africa.
Nelson Mandela’s Early Life
Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa (Cold War Museum, 2014), and was given the name “Nelson” by his teacher. He …show more content…
Eventually he was sentenced to life in prison on Robben Island. The media coverage of the trial brought awareness to people all over the world about the apartheid system. The time that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned gave him plenty of time to wake people’s awareness of the unjust apartheid system and racism by writing. He didn’t give up, and neither did the people outside. They still had their beliefs and hoped justice would eventually come one day. Nelson Mandela was still the president of ANC even in jail, so he continued to fight the apartheid system from his cell. During his time in jail, he formed the Spear of the Nation, a new branch of the ANC, which attempted to overthrow the apartheid government. A ‘Free Mandela’ campaign was developed in 1982 (Cold War Museum, 2014), so Nelson Mandela moved to a prison in Cape Town. Although the government once offered to release him, he refused, because he knew it would concede that he had gave up the action of fighting against apartheid. It was not until 1990 that changes came to South
Humanity Assignment
Sylvia Shan
INQUIRY QUESTIONS
1. What was the state of society in South Africa like and how did it influence Nelson Mandela?
2. When did he join the ANC and create the African National Congress Youth League?
3. What influential on Nelson Mandela led to his fight for civil rights during his time in jail, and how did he do it?
4. What did Nelson Mandela do after taking over power in South Africa?
5. What’s South Africa like today, after all the achievements that Nelson Mandela struggled for his whole life?
Discuss the significant contributions Nelson Mandela made in building a free, equal, and post-apartheid South Africa.
Nelson Mandela’s Early Life
Rolihlahla Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa (Cold War Museum, 2014), and was given the name “Nelson” by his teacher. He …show more content…
Eventually he was sentenced to life in prison on Robben Island. The media coverage of the trial brought awareness to people all over the world about the apartheid system. The time that Nelson Mandela was imprisoned gave him plenty of time to wake people’s awareness of the unjust apartheid system and racism by writing. He didn’t give up, and neither did the people outside. They still had their beliefs and hoped justice would eventually come one day. Nelson Mandela was still the president of ANC even in jail, so he continued to fight the apartheid system from his cell. During his time in jail, he formed the Spear of the Nation, a new branch of the ANC, which attempted to overthrow the apartheid government. A ‘Free Mandela’ campaign was developed in 1982 (Cold War Museum, 2014), so Nelson Mandela moved to a prison in Cape Town. Although the government once offered to release him, he refused, because he knew it would concede that he had gave up the action of fighting against apartheid. It was not until 1990 that changes came to South