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“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” ( Julia Glum 2015 )This is a famous quote of Nelson Mandela, a black south african leader who fought for his rights and black peoples right since they were treated like their worthless. Nelson Mandela challenged and resisted the…

ry of South Africa. The ANC won so on May 10,1994 the ANC chose Mandela to be first African American president of South Africa with de Klerk as his deputy. Nelson never forgot where he came from or the people he met along the way that helped him get here today. The first thing Mandela did as president was end the apartheid system , helped the lower class south Africans to have a better life and make sure all human rights were fair which meant no discrimination or fair treatment to people in…

Heroes and Villains Nelson Mandela 1.What did this activist do that made him famous? Nelson Mandela did what no other has done in his Country and that is to become the first black president of South Africa. Nelson Mandela wanted to achieve equality rights and battled for independence and racial equality. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison but was sentenced to life. Nelson Mandela came out of prison at the age of 71. He was imprisoned…

Nelson Mandela instigated his efforts in the fight to eliminate apartheid by joining the African National Congress. This was the oldest black political organisation in South Africa and is protuberant in its opposition to apartheid. It restrained the inequalities which were seen, and the apartheid organisation gave rise to a comprehensive resistance movement. For racial fairness and impartiality, Nelson had been an inspiring figure all around the world for activists, as he was giventhe symbol…

women and was presented at the Seneca Falls Convention, in New York, in 1848. Her work was credited with the start of the first organized women’s rights and women’s suffrage movements in the United States. Mrs. Stanton served as the President of the National Woman Suffrage Association from 1892 to 1900, and her fight for women’s equality and voting rights spanned fifty years. She worked and campaigned tirelessly for the changes many women wanted, in addition to raising seven…

Nelson Mandela once said, “There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires.” During his fight against apartheid, Mandela had to pass through that valley many times in order to bring about change in South Africa. When he became South Africa’s first president, he worked to end racism in his country. His ultimate goal was for every race to experience freedom in South…

thirteen years before Martin Luther King’s transformational “I Have a Dream” speech. In short, not much had been accomplished for racism in 1950 in America. On the other hand, in South Africa, apartheid was in the midst of its dawning years. The “National Party gained power in South Africa in 1948, its all-white government immediately began enforcing existing policies of racial segregation” (Apartheid)…

Bishop Tutu’s Noble Peace Prize Lecture literally screams of the Social Justice Tradition. He begins by proclaiming that because there is no justice in S. Africa, there is turmoil; there is no peace. Like Amos, Bishop Tutu’s war cry is “justice for all! And, like Amos, Bishop Tutu’s words are direct, pointed, and forceful to demonstrate “how much God cares about justice” This excerpt demonstrates the horizontal movement of loving thy neighbor. Foster describes neighbor as simply someone in need…

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then, he becomes your partner.”-Nelson Mandela. This is one of Mandela’s best quotes, showing he just wanted peace. For most of the 20th century, South Africa was not a stable country. There was an incredible amount of racism, protests, and police responding to protesters, resulting in many injuries and deaths. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years because he was convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the state…

http://www.thekingcenter.org/about-dr-king This source is dedicated to educate the world on the life, legacy and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It emphasizes the most important events of his life, his accomplishments, and his teachings. This source meets the currency criteria pretty well, because it was revised on 2014, which compared to the year of Dr. King's death, is accurately current. It is relevant because the whole source is about Martin Luther King, Jr, the website is called…