Nelson Mandela was born in South Africa in 1918 and later died in 2013. He grew up under the laws of the white man. Being told over and over again that Africans were no good for society. He lived in consent fear that he would get thrown in jail for any little thing the white man thought he, along with others like him, were doing wrong. As Mr. Mandela got older he became well educated. He knew something had to change in order for the people of South Africa to have equal opportunities amongst the white people.
Additionally, Nelson Mandela believed that this was not the way anyone especially Africans should live in South Africa. He became a political activist for Africans in South Africa, and all over the world. In 1943, Nelson Mandela became part of the African National Congress to unite the African people against white minority ruling in South Africa (NelsonMandelas.com, Author Intentionally Anonymous, 2009). While in the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela was able to help his people of South Africa become free and equal to everyone else. His time in the African National Congress was shortened when he was surprisingly thrown into jail because of his advocacy against the South Africa government.
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People still rallied around his vision for equality in South Africa and around the world. Through letters and visitations Mr. Mandela was able to persuade others to keep fighting for equal rights among the African people. Upon his release, Nelson went on to lead the way for the abolition of apartheid in 1994, and was elected as South Africa's first black president that same year (Critchfield, 2012). So, because of Mr. Mandela’s never ending dedication to the people of South Africa he was able to put an end to discrimination of race and color. This was one of the biggest steps for equal opportunity in South