I argue that Nelson Mandela changed South Africa with his work with the African National Congress, towards peaceful democracy, at a time when the opposite direction was towards violence and bloodshed. Nelson Mandela changed South African Laws in favor of race relations, so that every South African citizen would have rights and equal opportunity. Mandela is honored with the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize along with Frederik Willem Dr. Klerk for their joint effort in the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime. My research focuses on Nelson Mandela’s work with the group called the African National Congress. I also discuss repression, which the ANC received. I also discuss the controversy around Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment and the rallies and political protests that came around in response.
Nelson Mandela’s political history began in Johannesburg; Nelsons political work was largely concentrated in South Africa. Nelson was based there for many years. In Johannesburg, the community is filled with university-educated people; they took the liberal and socialist ideologies from …show more content…
There is a question that is still debated today, which is the concern of South African race relations; there are questions about South Africans place in Africa’s society.
To understand Nelson Mandela’s motifs and that of the African National Congress, I researched what the issues were surrounding race and equality in African during the first half of the century. At that time in South Africa, if someone was African that would mean that they would only be able to work African jobs, rent African homes, or ride African only trains. There were African only trains in which someone would need a pass, and without a pass anyone could get arrested. There were racist laws in Africa at the time, which diminished the potential of Africans and affected their ability to live their
Nelson Mandela’s political history began in Johannesburg; Nelsons political work was largely concentrated in South Africa. Nelson was based there for many years. In Johannesburg, the community is filled with university-educated people; they took the liberal and socialist ideologies from …show more content…
There is a question that is still debated today, which is the concern of South African race relations; there are questions about South Africans place in Africa’s society.
To understand Nelson Mandela’s motifs and that of the African National Congress, I researched what the issues were surrounding race and equality in African during the first half of the century. At that time in South Africa, if someone was African that would mean that they would only be able to work African jobs, rent African homes, or ride African only trains. There were African only trains in which someone would need a pass, and without a pass anyone could get arrested. There were racist laws in Africa at the time, which diminished the potential of Africans and affected their ability to live their