Segregation was in South Africa even before apartheid became a law. Racial segregation was always a problem in South Africa after their colonization. South Africa was colonized by the English and the Dutch in the 1800s. Racial segregation was used by the justice system to suppress Black South Africans to maintain white dominance. Black South Africans were given harsh punishment for petite crimes that they committed. The justice system was in place to protect white South African at all means. Then came the apartheid law which was a law that was formally enforcing the separation of Black and White South Africans. Black South Africans were now even more limited in many aspects in their land. They now had restrictions for living, and
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These two men dedicated their lives to help people who were being oppressed. Equality and civil rights were their focus. They were different in many ways, but were committed to fighting for equality. Gandhi like Mandela studied law. Gandhi practiced in South Africa. He advocated in South Africa for the Indian population who were being discriminated against. Gandhi got to experience the demeaning practice of segregation, when he was kicked off a first-class train in South Africa. (Philosophy in the 21st Century, and Anand …show more content…
Similarly, but not surprisingly, Gandhi also went to jail several times. They both believed if a person is willing to disobey the law, they should also be willing to deal with the consequences. Both men believed that people regardless of race should be entitled to their basic human rights not be mistreated in any manner. They both fought for their people in their homelands. They spend most of their time fighting ruling authorities in their countries. Gandhi was successful in reaching an agreement with the authorities, but it took Mandela 27 years to reach reconciliation. Mandela was more of a politician, whereas Gandhi was a nationalist. (Mahadev Desai). The biggest difference is that even though both men believed in the use of non-violence, Mandela believes violence can be necessary when the government terrorizes its people. Gandhi on the other hand, believed otherwise. He felt that violence is a result of cowardice, for if anyone can scare a person with a gun, but it takes a strong person to change the mindset of others. He believed that a person must govern themselves to govern
These two men dedicated their lives to help people who were being oppressed. Equality and civil rights were their focus. They were different in many ways, but were committed to fighting for equality. Gandhi like Mandela studied law. Gandhi practiced in South Africa. He advocated in South Africa for the Indian population who were being discriminated against. Gandhi got to experience the demeaning practice of segregation, when he was kicked off a first-class train in South Africa. (Philosophy in the 21st Century, and Anand …show more content…
Similarly, but not surprisingly, Gandhi also went to jail several times. They both believed if a person is willing to disobey the law, they should also be willing to deal with the consequences. Both men believed that people regardless of race should be entitled to their basic human rights not be mistreated in any manner. They both fought for their people in their homelands. They spend most of their time fighting ruling authorities in their countries. Gandhi was successful in reaching an agreement with the authorities, but it took Mandela 27 years to reach reconciliation. Mandela was more of a politician, whereas Gandhi was a nationalist. (Mahadev Desai). The biggest difference is that even though both men believed in the use of non-violence, Mandela believes violence can be necessary when the government terrorizes its people. Gandhi on the other hand, believed otherwise. He felt that violence is a result of cowardice, for if anyone can scare a person with a gun, but it takes a strong person to change the mindset of others. He believed that a person must govern themselves to govern