The Legacy Of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela did some helpful things in his life but other people thought it was unacceptable and so he went to jail for no reason. Nelson Mandela was a great leader and left a legacy by winning epic political battles, by making everyone have their rights, and he was president not for the rich stuff but to help out with people’s health, housing, and education. In these next paragraphs they will talk about Nelson Mandela’s childhood. Also about his life in jail and why he went to jail. Lastly, about his president life and how he became president.

Mandela was a very important leader in the struggle against apartheid. Like many other struggle leaders, he was thrown in jail more than once and spent 27 years of his life in jail. He became an important symbol for human rights and anti-apartheid campaigns all over the world. In 1990 he was finally released from jail, and he became an important leader in the talks with President F.W. de Klerk about a South Africa free from apartheid.

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born into the Madiba clan on July 18th, 1918. As the son of a king, he was recognized as a “royal” In his clan; however, his mother was a member of the Ixhiba clan (sometimes known as the “left hand house”), which consequently made him ineligible to inherit a position of power. He was the first of his family to ever possess formal education. On his first day of school, he was given the name Nelson. This was his english title. “That day” Mandela stated in an interview, “Miss Mdingane told me that my new name was Nelson. Why this particular name I have no idea” (“Nelson Mandela”, Wikipedia).

One of the most influential figures of the 20th century, Nelson Mandela will forever remain an icon of peace, justice and perseverance in his native home of South Africa and throughout the world. Born on the 18 of July 1918 in South Africa's Cape Province Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was an anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who spent his life struggling against the all white National Party of South Africa who oppressed the black population and whose policies segregated the white and black societies causing a stark contrast in living conditions between the privileged caucasians and native South Africans. Mandela was imprisoned for his activism for twenty seven years but following his freedom in 1990 became the

Mandela also graduate BA from Fort Hare enrolls for LLB at Wits university. In his early age, he worked as a mine security guard. Then he started moving into politics because lot of people were losing their life for no reasons. He became a congressman. Later on Nelson Mandela was the president in South Africa and one of the civil rights activist.

Many know Nelson Mandela because of his many successes and his ability to overcome barriers put in his path. He was in prison for twenty-seven years and despite this became the president of South Africa and won a Nobel Peace Prize. Gladwell’s book Outliers: The Story of Success explains how social heritage and dedication made Nelson Mandela the successful man he is.

For many decades to come this man of peace, integrity, and leadership will continue to be the inspiration for civil rights activists worldwide. He had 3 wives and six children in his life, he had many hard and also inspiring times in his life, all of which kept him driving towards his goals(“Mandela: Life and Legacy”). From one of his many books is one of his most famous lines, “It matters not how strait the gate, how charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul” (“Denenberg

	During this period of restrictions, Mandela wrote the attorneys admission examination and was admitted to the profession. He opened a practice in Johannesburg, in partnership with Oliver Tambo. In recognition of his outstanding contribution during the Defiance Campaign, Mandela had been elected to the presidency of both the Youth League and the ANC at the end of 1952 (Woods).

When thinking about black history month most of us think about rosa parks or Martin Luther King Jr. as a couple of the most powering african americans who started the movement on civil rights which is true, they did make milestones for the african american population but we also have to remember Nelson Mandela and all of his efforts with the struggle of the laws of apartheid with a multi-racial democracy.

Nelson Mandela, a man recognized worldwide, was a human rights activist leader among other things. He believed in equality and peace for all. He fought for that belief in South Africa for which he undeniably sacrificed his life to. A figure of international peacemaking, he’s a man of tremendous accomplishments. How he achieved these accomplishments is astounding and it’s what he’s remarkably known. Striving for fairness and democracy in a nation that has been pierced for years by Apartheid seemed impossible for blacks. Mr. Mandela however, was the exception to that perception. His immense contribution to South Africa and his people ultimately resulted in the greatest legacy of South African history. Despite the turmoil and resistance he

Beginning in 1918, Mandela’s life was soon to be changed after just beginning because his father died in 1930 leaving Mandela to Thembu Regent Jongintaba Dalindyebo at the age of twelve. The name Nelson came from a teacher Miss Mdingane at Qunu which was Mandela’s primary school. Miss Mdingane gave Mandela the name of Nelson because all children who attended school received Christian names. Mandela was determined to help the people of his land after hearing the stories of his ancestors at such an early age. After the death of Mandela’s father, he and his mother left Qunu. They walked on foot until they got to Mqhekezweni which was more modernized because Nelson saw cars for the first time. Jongintaba Dalindyebo offered to be Mandela’s guardian after the death of his father. After Mandela was with Jongintaba Dalindyebo, his mother, Nonqaphi Nosekeni, returned back to Qunu; although, his mother was sad to see Mandela leave her presence she knew that he would have a better

In Nelson Mandela’s autobiography A Long Walk to Freedom, the final thought he leaves the reader with as he reflects on the moment’s pause he has taken to look back on his lifelong endeavours is: “But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended,” (Mandela, 625). Even in his reflection of the wonderful accomplishments he has achieved in his lifetime Mandela attests to the many responsibilities he still has, and similar to many of the Biblical prophets, stresses the importance of his mission and the need to continue it. Nelson Mandela is one of the greatest modern-day heroes, and exemplifies the characteristics of a prophet through his ability to identify

Mandela’s emotional ending of the speech became a release for him. After years of suffering, Mandela wants to inform his audience that he is not afraid of death. If necessary, he is willing to die for a democratic and free society. His great determination draws his audience and deeply touches all citizens of South Africa.

Nelson Mandela life was dedicated to the struggle to set his people free. Nelson Mandela was threatened with death and put in jail but when he came out he embraced grace and forgiveness. In the fight against the partied was in South Africa Mandela felt violence was justified, he was arrested on a charged with treason and sentenced to life in jail, for twenty seven years he was cut off from the world. In nineteen ninety he was set free, forgiving he appeasers Mandela led a new South Africa who was a freedom fighter who become a icon all across the world. Mandela`s own fight and made a vision for others across the word, he was born in 1918 in South Africa were black people were oppressed by a white minority.

Others have told and narrated the life of this man to show the difficult times of his life and debated the idea of how Nelson Mandela’s became the great politician he was.