Right after the end of his studies as an attorney, he has been involved with the struggle for freedom. To achieve this goal, lots of steps had to be taken, and they were not always successful.He has been an ANC member since the early 1940s, but it is really after the establishment of apartheid that he became more implicated in the struggle. Indeed, in 1949, he participated in massive boycotts and strikes to fight for the freedom. All those actions were non-violent, peace being one of the most important value of Mandela . Also, being now a deputy president of the ANC in 1952, he had therefore more responsibilities, and he was one of the leader of the Campaign for the Defiance of Unjust Laws, which led to the making of the Freedom Charter, a
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Also, in consequence of the massacre that occurred during that protestation, Mandela decided that it was not realistic to continue to fight for freedom with non-violent actions.In 1961, Mandela participated in the foundation of the ''Spear for the Nation'', also called MK, a radical organization linked to the ANC. This organization had for role to put in place a sabotage campaign. To help the organization, Mandela studied the complete history of South Africa, so that they know really what they were fighting for, and the geography of the territory, to know where it would be wise to start an army. In 1962, Mandela traveled around Africa and Europe to explain the goal of the ANC, and to sought for their support. But when he returned to South Africa, he was arrested as result of a police raid who had found evidences incriminating him about sabotage, conspiracy and treason. Those evidences were strong enough to sentence him to life imprisonment during the Rivional Trial.Even when he was in prison, he was fighting for more equality for the black prisoners, to improve their incarceration conditions, by participating to hunger strikes and filling
Also, in consequence of the massacre that occurred during that protestation, Mandela decided that it was not realistic to continue to fight for freedom with non-violent actions.In 1961, Mandela participated in the foundation of the ''Spear for the Nation'', also called MK, a radical organization linked to the ANC. This organization had for role to put in place a sabotage campaign. To help the organization, Mandela studied the complete history of South Africa, so that they know really what they were fighting for, and the geography of the territory, to know where it would be wise to start an army. In 1962, Mandela traveled around Africa and Europe to explain the goal of the ANC, and to sought for their support. But when he returned to South Africa, he was arrested as result of a police raid who had found evidences incriminating him about sabotage, conspiracy and treason. Those evidences were strong enough to sentence him to life imprisonment during the Rivional Trial.Even when he was in prison, he was fighting for more equality for the black prisoners, to improve their incarceration conditions, by participating to hunger strikes and filling