Nelson Mandela was an extraordinary man who, against all odds, successfully changed the course of South Africa's politics with his life long activism. He fought against apartheid placed upon non-white citizens. His ideas and tactics would change throughout his activism, but the goal was to end apartheid.
Mandela became increasingly into politics and activism around 1944 when he joined the African National Congress (ANC). During the early times with the ANC, Mandela advocated peaceful protests like boycotts and strikes. He also worked as a lawyer working with non-whites that were abused and accused of crime they did not commit by white cops. He would eventually become one of the leaders for the ANC and worked with other non-white activist groups to plan many protests. Around 1952, Mandela spoke at a Durban rally to a crowd of 10,000, calling for a campaign protest. This speech established him as one of the best black political figures in South Africa.
As time passed, Mandela began to consider violence as a means to gain attention from the government to change their racist laws. The ANC would eventually reach out to China in hopes to gain weapons. China didn't think the group was prepared for guerrilla warfare so they didn't help them (even though they sided with the ANC).
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Throughout Mandela's trial, he would make draw attention to his advocation for anti-apartheid. He would give a three hour speech called "I Am Prepared to Die" which gained international attention even when the trial was suppose to be heavily censored. People around the world now had their eyes on South Africa's laws and Mandela's trial. People around the world would call for the release of Nelson Mandela. Unfortunately, Mandela's trial carried on and he would be found guilty for trying to overthrow the government and inciting violence for the overthrow. He was sentenced to life in