Nelson Mandel The Man Who Shaped The New South Africa
Nelson Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1944 to fight the apartheid system in South Africa.To understand what the African National Congress is, it defines as “a national liberation movement” (“What is the ANC?” 1). Basically, Africans wanted to see a change in political, social, and economic circumstances, but they found themselves struggling because of racism, oppression, and apartheid. My own view, however, it is very difficult to imagine what the South Africans had gone through and the time of when the apartheid had started in 1948. Nelson Mandela was involved in activities with the group, such as non-violent acts of defiance like boycotts and civil disobedience (“Mandela:The face of the fight against apartheid” 1).
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In the article “The Man Who Shaped the New South Africa,” Richard Dowden states that “some leader like Nelson Mandela were in prison in South Africa” (2). Basically, the author is saying that democracy and the ruler of South Africa would bump heads and create some chaos bloodshed to the country. Yet, knowing that the apartheid state does not want no political organization and since that they was controlled by the South Africian Communist Party (SACP). Mandela was arrested in 1956 and charged with treason (“Mandela: The face of the fight against apartheid” 1).To put it another way, treason means that the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one’s country or of assisting its enemies in war. Mandela had stand trial in court along with other leaders because they plotting to overthrown the government by violence (“Mandela: The face of the fight against apartheid” 1). Actually, Mandela have a war in mind that he wanted to start a guerrilla war against the government and declare to end apartheid. Mandela was sentenced to life in prison. Mandela was incarcerated since 1964 to 1982, and there he serves a least twenty-seven years at the Robben Island Prison. While Mandela was in prison, he became a symbol of the apartheid movement in South
In the article “The Man Who Shaped the New South Africa,” Richard Dowden states that “some leader like Nelson Mandela were in prison in South Africa” (2). Basically, the author is saying that democracy and the ruler of South Africa would bump heads and create some chaos bloodshed to the country. Yet, knowing that the apartheid state does not want no political organization and since that they was controlled by the South Africian Communist Party (SACP). Mandela was arrested in 1956 and charged with treason (“Mandela: The face of the fight against apartheid” 1).To put it another way, treason means that the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one’s country or of assisting its enemies in war. Mandela had stand trial in court along with other leaders because they plotting to overthrown the government by violence (“Mandela: The face of the fight against apartheid” 1). Actually, Mandela have a war in mind that he wanted to start a guerrilla war against the government and declare to end apartheid. Mandela was sentenced to life in prison. Mandela was incarcerated since 1964 to 1982, and there he serves a least twenty-seven years at the Robben Island Prison. While Mandela was in prison, he became a symbol of the apartheid movement in South