Vocabulary:
Promote: further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage
Declared: openly or formally asserted or announced
Apartheid: In the Republic of South Africa a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population. Any system or practice that separates people according to color, ethnicity, caste, etc.
Revolution: an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
Civil rights: the rights to full legal, social, and economic equality extended to blacks.
Contributions: gift, donation, benefaction.
Defiance: a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
Nelson Mandela
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. “ Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was an activist who fought for the civil rights of black people in South Africa. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for all of his contributions that he gave to a peaceful, nonviolent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies.
Mandela became actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress in 1942. In 1961, Mandela organized a three-day national workers' strike. He was arrested for leading the strike the following year, and was sentenced to five years in prison. In 1963, Mandela was brought to trial again. This time, he and 10 other ANC leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment for political offenses. Nelson Mandela was put in prison for 27 years.
Many people including his wife, Winnie, tried to free Mandela but were unable to do so. He became well known around the world and there was a Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert on 11 June 1988 at Webley stadium, London. It was broadcast to 67 countries and an audience of 600 million. Marking the forthcoming 70th birthday (18 July 1988) of the imprisoned anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela, the concert was also referred to as Freedomfest, Free Nelson Mandela Concert and Mandela Day. He was eventually released from prison on February 11, 1990. People around the world watched with happiness and hope.
In 2009, (July 18) Mandela's birthday was declared "Mandela Day" to promote global peace and celebrate the South African leader's legacy. Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg on December 5, 2013, at age 95. The band U2 wrote a song remembering the greatness of Nelson Mandela.
Promote: further the progress of (something, especially a cause, venture, or aim); support or actively encourage
Declared: openly or formally asserted or announced
Apartheid: In the Republic of South Africa a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population. Any system or practice that separates people according to color, ethnicity, caste, etc.
Revolution: an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
Civil rights: the rights to full legal, social, and economic equality extended to blacks.
Contributions: gift, donation, benefaction.
Defiance: a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
Nelson Mandela
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. “ Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was an activist who fought for the civil rights of black people in South Africa. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for all of his contributions that he gave to a peaceful, nonviolent defiance against the South African government and its racist policies.
Mandela became actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement, joining the African National Congress in 1942. In 1961, Mandela organized a three-day national workers' strike. He was arrested for leading the strike the following year, and was sentenced to five years in prison. In 1963, Mandela was brought to trial again. This time, he and 10 other ANC leaders were sentenced to life imprisonment for political offenses. Nelson Mandela was put in prison for 27 years.
Many people including his wife, Winnie, tried to free Mandela but were unable to do so. He became well known around the world and there was a Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert on 11 June 1988 at Webley stadium, London. It was broadcast to 67 countries and an audience of 600 million. Marking the forthcoming 70th birthday (18 July 1988) of the imprisoned anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela, the concert was also referred to as Freedomfest, Free Nelson Mandela Concert and Mandela Day. He was eventually released from prison on February 11, 1990. People around the world watched with happiness and hope.
In 2009, (July 18) Mandela's birthday was declared "Mandela Day" to promote global peace and celebrate the South African leader's legacy. Mandela died at his home in Johannesburg on December 5, 2013, at age 95. The band U2 wrote a song remembering the greatness of Nelson Mandela.