What have they got in common?

Nelson Mandela

South Africa

Colonisation by the Dutch in 1652.

System of government known as ‘Apartheid’.

Apartheid set in law• 1948 - Policy of

apartheid (separateness) adopted when National Party (NP) takes power.

• 1950 - Population classified by race. Blacks and whites segregated.

Apartheid

ANC

• Mandela became leader of the African National Congress (A political party formed in 1912)

• ANC responded to oppression with a campaign of civil disobedience, led by Nelson Mandela.

Snapshot of Mandela’s life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYBIF6ZI-cI

Robben Island: Food allotments

Peaceful protest.

Dialogue.

Nobel Peace Prize 1993

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.”

Mandela represents:

Reflection