Imprisonment, Fear and Social Change of Nelson Mandela
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
-Nelson Mandela
In a universe where boundaries grow apart whilst individuals get more together daily, there is a surfacing of newborn icon and new knowledge, which are typical examples of liberation and freedom seekers around the globe. Considering the domination and oppression, which prevailed in South Africa for several years, it is clear that the current harmony among the citizens of South Africa is a prominent achievement worth mentioning.The imprisonment, fear, and social change brought by Nelson Mandela elaborate this victory. These also call for countries around the globe to attain their own freedom. This essay explains imprisonment, fear, and social change brought by Mandela in the struggle for the freedom of all individuals of different colors and races in South Africa.
The many times Mandela and his age groups were imprisoned were more of toleration tests than ways of attaining justice. These imprisonments lasted for a long period during which the administration presented several evidences and witnesses to the Mandela’s case. However, every time it would achieve prisoners or failure would be imprisoned in simple charges due to lack of evidence. It is clear that Mandela and his partners had frequently managed to change the content of the hearing. This made the government lag behind the bars.
During the implementation stage, Mandela travelled around African countries seeking the monetary assistance essential for the African Nation. Congress activities among the inclinable governments of Africa. Temporarily, he had received training in Ethiopia, however, when he came back from his journey; he was detailed before teaching his partners about the training he received in Ethiopia. During this time, the government arraigned in him in court two times and convicted two times. On the imprisonment, he was sentenced to life imprisonment where he and his colleagues were taken to Island of Robben and became the globe’s most prominent political prisoner. Even in this Island, Mandela and his colleagues practiced the act of apartheid and continued with the struggle against racism, however, inside the jail this time.
Unexpectedly and several years, they managed to make the jail appear as if they were ruling the it. This island was later named as the University since it became an institution where political protesters acquired the political history of various movements and parties in South Africa and where all the misunderstandings were subject to fundamental transformation. It was a chance for Mandela to rectify what the political captives thought of the African National Congress (ANC) as being ruled by the CP (Communist Party).
While, in jail, things began to develop radically. Police began to arrest popular leaders of African National Congress. Those who escaped imprisonment left their nation to other countries for their security. Temporarily, the African National Congress affiliate MK promoted the sabotage activities and the payment of the victims of the armed struggle were gradually raised. In his final days in jail, Mandela believed that the final solution for the menace in his nation would be a political non-militant one. Therefore, he took the approach and a chain of tentative
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