Nelson Mandela Research Paper

There are many people who have accomplished great things for the whole world. They did not want to be famous; they just wanted to make our lives better by fighting apartheid. One of them was Nelson Mandela, who fought and did his best to destroy racism in South Africa which had a period of oppression, discriminatory legislation and apartheid. Also, Mandela was in prison for a long time, but he came out and completed what he had decided to achieve for black people. “I hate white oppression and white domination, not white people themselves” (Mandela, 1994, 94). Even though Mandela was sentenced to live in prison for ever, after his release, he continued fighting apartheid in South Africa.

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“In 1952 he decided to do the qualifying exam that would allow him to practice as a fully-fledged attorney” (Nobel Prize, n.d). After that, he got involved in politics at an early age “He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies after 1948.” (Nelson Mandela website, 2015). According to Lieberfeld (2004), during the May Day protest of 1950 in which police killed a group of peaceful demonstrators, Mandela needed to go a safe place where he could hear bullets hitting the walls (388). Also, he started a revolution “After the banning of the ANC in 1960, Nelson Mandela argued for the setting up of a military wing within the ANC. In June 1961, the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics and agreed that those members who wished to involve themselves in Mandela's campaign would not be stopped from doing so by the ANC” (Nobel Prize,2015). Moreover, “In 1962 he left the country secretly to seek funds and military support for the ANC from newly independent African countries” (Lieberfeld, 2004,

He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength” (Nelson Mandela website, 2015). Although he had many supporters, it did not mean he would leave prison soon. He stayed in prison for a long time and spent the first 18 of his 27 years in jail, so he was almost disappeared “During the prime of his life, from 46 to 71 years of age, Mandela largely disappeared from public view; but his accomplishment as a prisoner were critical to the eventual outcome of the South Africa” (Lieberfeld, 2004, 385). In addition, it was not easy to live in prison, so they faced many problems “Mandela and the other prisoners were completely isolated, got little to eat and had to undertake the grueling work of pounding rocks into gravel” (Nelson Mandela website, 2015). Therefore, he needed to contact with people especially his supporters, and he had great skills to communicate. Lodge (2006) believes that while Mandela was in jail, Mandela and the other prisoners would communicate by leaving notes in discarded matchboxes, under piles of dirty dishes, and taped in toilet tanks, they organized a hunger strike and succeeded in their living (184). Also, was in bad health when he was in jail even though he had some of his old friends “On