He was the first person in his family to go to school and get an education. At the age of 9 his father died. Then when Mandela was in college he participated in a boycott, fighting against some of the school's policies, this is the first time that he showed political activism. Then he was ordered to leave college. Mandela then ran away after not wanting to be in an arranged marriage. He then finished his degree at the University of South Africa, then he got involved with the anti-apartheid activists. In this quote Mandela was explaining that, education is the most powerful thing that you can have. This quote makes sense with the topic because without Mandela getting his degree and finishing school he most likely wouldn't have been part of the anti- apartheid activists. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”(Nelson Mandela). This supports what him having moral courage because because it shows that he knew that without an education he would get no where and with one he did so many amazing things. As you can see Mandela getting his education, helped him in the long run cause he was better at the jobs that he was
He was the first person in his family to go to school and get an education. At the age of 9 his father died. Then when Mandela was in college he participated in a boycott, fighting against some of the school's policies, this is the first time that he showed political activism. Then he was ordered to leave college. Mandela then ran away after not wanting to be in an arranged marriage. He then finished his degree at the University of South Africa, then he got involved with the anti-apartheid activists. In this quote Mandela was explaining that, education is the most powerful thing that you can have. This quote makes sense with the topic because without Mandela getting his degree and finishing school he most likely wouldn't have been part of the anti- apartheid activists. “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”(Nelson Mandela). This supports what him having moral courage because because it shows that he knew that without an education he would get no where and with one he did so many amazing things. As you can see Mandela getting his education, helped him in the long run cause he was better at the jobs that he was