Do some research on Nelson Mandela and his struggle against apartheid in South Africa. How did Mandela attempt to battle the white South African government? Was Mandela's approach violent or non-violent? Provide some examples to support your answer. Do you think that Mandela used the correct method(s) for resisting apartheid?
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Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in South Africa's prison because of his political beliefs. While in prison, he continued his fight against racism in South Africa. Mandela was released from prison in 1990. He used his stature to help disempower apartheid. Later, he helped to form a democratic multi-racial government and became the first country's black president in 1994. It's evident that Mandela used non-violent diplomatic ways to battle apartheid. Instead of provoking people against the South African government, he chose to bring his country together by forming a democratic system. He could have also been very resentful and bitter because of his long imprisonment. Instead, he became a worldwide inspirational ati-raticial figure. Mandela's approach to battling racism was appropriate because he practiced what he believed. His belief was equality amongst people despite of their race.
Nelson Mandela was the leader of the African National Congress and was the main voice against aparteid. Nelson Mandela battled the South African government using non-violence, peacfully protesting against the government. He was arrested in 1964 and put in prison for trying to overthrow the government. He was in prison for 27 years. He was released in 1990 and traveled everywhere trying to earn money to support his movement against aparteid. Also after he was released from prison he became the the first black South African to be elected as the president of South Africa, trying to retructure South Africa after aparteid ended. His dedication to get freedom and equal rights for ALL South Africans was what made him so popular. I think he did used the correct methods for resisting aparteid. He practiced his belief against racism and aparteid in South Africa.
Born on 18 July 1918, Nelson Mandela was the former president of South Africa, holding office from 1994 to 1999. Before he became president, he was a fighter against Apartheid in South Africa. I think that his first attempts against apartheid were considered violent, for he broke the law for freedom. He was sentenced 27 years in prison, but that did not stop him. He became very popular for his attempts to stop racial segregation, and was poorly cared for. He was in the D- Group, the lowest ranked group. The groups were arranged by skin color, and then job or why the person was arrested. Unfortunately for Mandela, he was a dark-skinned, government-opposing person, so he was given very poor care. After the 27 years in prison, he learned that something must be done; he knew that apartheid can be stopped, he became the president. He was then able to stop the separation in its tracks, and end apartheid from the inside. His second attempt I would strongly consider as non-violent, because he was very popular, which is what helped him become the president. I think that both of his attempts were right, but his second attempt was much more effective.
Mandela struggled against apartheid in South Africa. He became the leader of a non-apartheid group. They planed sabotages and attacks against the military and government to put an end to apartheid. He also raised money to train his group. They planned to bomb places that only allowed white people. They were going to bomb government offices, post offices, and other places similar to those. They were going to do it in a way that wouldn’t hurt or kill anyone though. They planned to attack the place where apartheid was taking place, not the people establishing the rules. Mandela was captured with help from the CIA. They gave the South African government tips on his disguises and where he was hiding. They took Mandela to jail for twenty-seven years. While in jail, he became a popular non-apartheid leader. He was released in 1990. Shortly after, he became the first black president of a South Africa. Mandela had a violent intent and carried out part of his plan to destroy apartheid with force. But when he was sent to jail, his image turned to one of non-violence. If Mandela hadn’t been caught and sent to jail, he could have been killed for being a threat to the government. South Africa might still be segregated if it weren’t for Mandela.
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison and came out with no hate towards his guards, no hate towards white people, he felt no hate. He forgave them, one of the hardest things to do and soon became the president of South Africa. He battled his enemy's not with his fist, not with his knife, but with his heart. His love of his country and it's people was so strong that when he saw the white people being racist and cruel towards the black people; he wanted to change it. Change for the greater good. He was non-violent in his conquest for rights. In the Lockerbie trial, Mandela asked all the presidents of major countries like, the U.S., Great Britain, France, and Spain to let South Africa host the trial. Great Britain was the only one that did not comply. Three years passed, and Mandela stated this idea again under a new Britain rule. He stated that no one country should be judge and law bender. It was decided int the end against him and was judged in the netherlands. I believe Mandela fought apartheid right by using non-violence. If he fought with violence they would probably have had him assassinated and this way he won and didn't die.
Nelson Mandela is a former president of South Africa. Before becoming president, he was an anti-apartheid activist. He was the leader of the ANC’s armed wing. Nelson Mandela was in prison for 27 years for protesting against apartheid. While he was in prison, his reputation grew, and he became known as the most significant black leader in South Africa. He was released in 1990, with no resentment. He battled the white South-African government peacefully, with his heart, for his love of the people of South Africa. In 1994, he became president, and defeated apartheid.
I believe that Nelson Mandela’s attempts to battle apartheid were non-violent. He resisted the government peacefully, for he was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi. After he became president, one of the biggest steps in the reconciliation between white and black South Africans was the 1995 Rugby world cup. Nelson Mandela convinced the black South Africans to support the previously hated South African Rugby team.
Nelson Mandela did use the correct methods for battling apartheid. He fought for change completely peacefully; he was charismatic and convinced the people of South Africa to change. His non-violent ways made him famous around the world.
Nelson Mandela was the leader of the African National Congress, he was against apartheid. Mandela battled the South African Government using the non-violence method. In 1993 he received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was arrested in 1964 and was sent to prison for twenty-seven years because of what he believed in. Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990. After he was released from prison he traveled around the globe getting supporters to help over throw the South African Government. He became the very first African American President of South Africa. Many people praised Nelson Mandela for his bravery and his dedication. In South Africa Nelson Mandela was know as Madiba, it was given to him, in honor. I believe that he used the right method by fighting apartheid using the non- violence because he got so many supporters with out using violence. He could have gotten his revenge by killing the guard or guards that sent him to prison but he didn’t hold a grudge he learned to forgive and forget.
Nelson Mendela wanted a non-segregated country of South Africa like many people. Nelson Mendela joined Youth League of the African National Congress and peacefully protested against segregation. The government carried out a trial that lasted five years against the most threatening civil rights models. Nelson was among them. The government was determined to stop all forms of racial opposition, so the organizations were banned. Nelson tried to gain support for the cause, but was sentenced to prison. After nearly thirty years in prison, he came out wanting to forgive. Nelson Mendela gained support to his cause and ended up accomplishing the event of having the first democratic election. Nelson Mendela was elected president of South Africa. Nelson was faced with numerous challenges while the president of South Africa. Instead of forcing the idea of a non-segregated country, he unified the whites and blacks in a peaceful manner. He got people to not just see skin color, he got people to look beyond differences. By doing this, he created a country in which no matter the skin color of someone , they were accepted. Nelson Mendela created an ideal South Africa in a peaceful manner. He did the right thing. He united the country so that his way was not forced, but accepted.
Megan Chang-Haines
Nelson Mandela was a civil rights movement leader in South Africa. He first tried to stop apartheid (the South African system of segregation and discrimination) with boycotts, civil disobedience, non-cooperation, and strikes. After leading the Campaign for the Defiance of Unjust Laws (a mass civil disobedience campaign) in 1952, Mandela was convicted of contravening the Suppression of Communism Act. He was given a suspended prison sentence, not allowed to attend gatherings, and forced to stay in Johannesburg for six months. During this time he became a lawyer so that he could help people who were suffering from apartheid. In 1962 Mandela was charged with illegal exit from the country and incitement to strike after a trip to find outside support for the ANC. He was sentenced to five years in prison. While in jail in Johannesburg’s Fort prison, he was charged with sabotage in the Rivonia Trial. This trial had the sole purpose of putting all of the ANC leaders in jail. An inspiring quote by Mandela in the Rivonia Trial was, “I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” He was sentenced to life in prison. He served 27 years of the sentence. He was imprisoned because of his opposition to the apartheid policies of South Africa.
However, after over 20 years of non-violence, Mandela had resorted to supporting violent acts. After the ANC was banned by the South African government following the Sharpesville Massacre on March 21st 1960, he explained the change. “At the beginning of June 1961, after long and anxious assessment of the South African situation, I and some colleagues came to the conclusion that as violence in this country was inevitable, it would be wrong and unrealistic for African leaders to continue preaching peace and non-violence at a time when the government met our peaceful demands with force.” By this time thousands of blacks had been thrown out of their homes. Many were beaten, imprisoned, killed, or executed for no good reason. The violence used by the ANC was more brutal at times than the police. For example, they did use necklacing which is when you put a tire filled with gas around someone’s body and set it on fire. But unlike the police, they were more careful about who they attacked. They only attacked people like the police, the military, and spies. They never bothered civilians.
I think that Nelson Mandela was both violent and non-violent. The non-violence wasn’t very effective in the beginning, so he agreed to violence, which sometimes got out of control. He was finally released from prison in 1990. On April 27, 1994 the first multi-racial election was held and Mandela won with 62% of the vote. He was then able to give the blacks their due rights. He created a truly bi-racial government and used non-violence to stop the apartheid. This time the non-violence was much more effective since he was president.
Nelson Mandela a major leader in ending apartheid. One of the things that Nelson Mandel did to help end apartheid was coordinating sabotages against military and government targets. Nelson Mandela was trained in guerilla fighting and made plans for a guerrilla war as a back up plan if the sabotages did not end apartheid. In 1964, Nelson Mandela was arrested for sabotages. He stayed in jail from 1964 to 1990 and while in jail he was treated poorly and was put in the D group, which was the group that got the least priveleges. He was also forced into labor. Some people wanted him to escape so they could shoot him. Mandela's approach to ending apartheid was originally violent, but after he was released form prison he lead non-violent protests. I do not think his original violent acts were the right method of resisting apartheid because just like in Iran doing that only threatens the government. However, I do believe when he lead non-violent peaceful protests, he was using the right method of resisting apartheid.
Nelson Mandela a major leader in ending apartheid. One of the things that Nelson Mandel did to help end apartheid was coordinating sabotages against military and government targets. Nelson Mandela was trained in guerilla fighting and made plans for a guerrilla war as a back up plan if the sabotages did not end apartheid. In 1964, Nelson Mandela was arrested for sabotages. He stayed in jail from 1964 to 1990 and while in jail he was treated poorly and was put in the D group, which was the group that got the least priveleges. He was also forced into labor. Some people wanted him to escape so they could shoot him. Mandela's approach to ending apartheid was originally violent, but after he was released form prison he lead non-violent protests. I do not think his original violent acts were the right method of resisting apartheid because just like in Iran doing that only threatens the government. However, I do believe when he lead non-violent peaceful protests, he was using the right method of resisting apartheid. Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa. After becoming president, Nelson Mandela influenced the South African rugby team strongly to help them win the world cup, and unite South Africa.
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison because he wanted to fight against racism. He was put in jail because he was charged with treaso. He was released in 1990 and 4 years later he was elected the first black president of South Africa. HIs approach was non violent. He attempted to get rid of apartheid.He tried to do that by bringing the country together by doing simple things like cheering the rugby on team to win the championship. Yes because he did it in a way that made the county happy and exited and together at the same time.
Nelson Mandela was put in prison for twenty seven years for being against apartheid. He was released from prison on February eleventh, 1990. While in prison, his reputation got better. People thought that he was a great person for fighting against apartheid and that he was the best leader they had had. He was similar to how the Ayatollah was taken out of Iran and when he came back people liked him even more. Mandela then became South Africa’s first black president from 1994 to 1999. He used mostly nonviolence to overthrow apartheid. I found an example that shows both his nonviolent and violent acts. “Fellow ANC member Wolfie Kadesh explains the bombing campaign led by Mandela: "When we knew that we[were]going to start on 16 December 1961, to blast the symbolic places of apartheid, like pass offices, native magistrates courts, and things like that ... post offices and ... the government offices. But we were to do it in such a way that nobody would be hurt, nobody would get killed."” This quote shows that Mandela meant to be nonviolent in the “nobody would be hurt” part of the quote, but it also shows that they were going to ruin places, which is violent. Another example is that “the ANC had used peaceful means to resist apartheid for years until the Sharpeville Massacre.” This shows that he used nonviolence because of the “peaceful means” he had. Mandela has now received more than two hundred fifty awards including the Nobel Peace Prize of 1993.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was an active anti-apartheid leader and co-founder of the African National Congress's armed wing. He comitted sabotage crimes against military and government targets to help end the unfair treatment of blacks in South Africa. He was imprisoned for 27 years with charges of sabotage and treason. He was kept in Robben Island, but his reputation grew to becomingknown as one of the most prominent leaders in freeing the people of South Africa from Apartheid. He was released in 1990, and was elected the first president, and first black president of South Africa in its first ever fully representative democratic election. He used his powers as president to bring the country together over the formerly hated South African rugby team, the Springboks as they hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The Springboks won over New Zealand in the finals, and he presented the trophy to the white team captain. This was one of the most recognized steps to peace between white and blacks in South Africa. He also changed the government and used peaceful ways to fair treatment of all. The world viewed him as a great leader for his national reconcilliation. Overall, when he was in his elected term of 1994-1999, he used great, non-violent ways to bring a country together and create change and equality for all.
Kai Welsh
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