Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

In South Africa there was a policy known as apartheid which was racial segregation by the government. Black people were not allowed to vote and were stripped from other rights that the white people had. This policy came from the white people who were a small percentage in South Africa.

Nelson Mandela was a great leader who was one of the people to end apartheid in South Africa. He had to go through jail and be imprisoned for 27 years to become president right after his release. Nelson Mandela fought hard. He believed in non-violence but he was tested and when he had to fight he fought hard. Nelson Mandela was arrested many times but the white people could never slow him down. This is why people admire him. Nelson Mandela never gave up and he freed his country almost single-handed.