Mandela Made History
BY: Yazlyn Trinidad
Claim
Nelson Mandela made people look at the world different.
Looking at the glass
Mandela looks at a great African American person making a change not just in the mirror but in the eyes of the people.
The world is seen differently
Mandela looks at the world differently when he starts to make a change in it.
Changing
Mandela changes face and body structure through out the years but not the way he is.
Facts
- Nelson Mandela was born on 18 July 1918.
- He served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representatives democratic election.
- Mandela was not scared to challenge things that were wrong and he suffered for his beliefs.
- Mandela grew up in south Africa under the system of segregation called apartheid. Non-white people couldn't use libraries,beaches,parks and toilets that were reserved for white people.
- Nelson Mandela dedicated his life to the struggle for racial equality in South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison for opposing the South African system of segregation.