Lauren Creque. Mrs. Lucius. English 10 Honors. 24 April

Lauren Creque Mrs. Lucius English 10 Honors 24 April 2017 Civil disobedience: Nelson Mandela There are a lot of people in this world that have made change. One of those people is Nelson Mandela. Nelson Mandela created change in this world through civil disobedience by bringing South Africa out of apartheid. Nelson Mandela (His birth name is Rolihlahla) on July 18, 1918 in a South African village called Mvezo. He went to a local missionary school where it is not rare for teachers to give African kids English names.One of his teachers gave him the name Nelson. He went to Clarkebury Boarding Institute and Healdtown, a Methodist secondary school. When he was there he was very good at boxing and running track. In 1939 at age 21 he†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"Mandela studied and practiced the nonviolent methods of Mahatma Gandhii.†(Moral Heroes) In 1952 Mandela traveled all across the country to help lead the African National Congress’s Campaign for the Defiance of Unjust Laws. He travelled to organize protests against discriminatory policies, and to promote the manifesto known as the Freedom Charter ratified by the Congress of the People in 1955. In 1952 Mandela and Oliver Tambo opened the first black law firm, which offered free or low-cost legal counsel to those affected by apartheid legislation in 1952. On December 5, 1956 156 activists were arrested and were on trial for treason including Nelson Mandela. â€Å"In 1960, the ANC was outlawed. They had to conduct their meetings in secret from then on. Despite that, he would go to other public meetings and speak out against the repressive regime and secretly organise civil action like strikes and sit ins. However, he had to move around a lot because the authorities were looking for him and he kept evading them.†(History’s Heroes). Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress had to hold meetings in secret because they were afraid that they would be caught. In 1961 he co-founded and was the first leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe (â€Å"Spear of the Nation†) and armed wing of the African National Congress.