Nelson Mandela

The apartheid was racist segregation between White and non whites. Similar to the civil Rights era in the U.S.. It was in South Africa and it lasted between 1948 and 1994. The Nonwhites Referred to as the Bantu were not allowed to vote because they were not full citizens. Nelson Mandela at the time was a civil rights activist during this time. He was also a leader of the Umkhonto We Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National congress

The African Court charged him with sabotage and he was sentence to 27 years in prison for the crimes he had committed against the Apartheid. He spent most of his prison years in Robben Island. After he was released from prison Feb 11 1990 he helped towards a multi racial democracy in South Africa. Nelson Mandela is regarded as a hero because he helped end segregating in South Africa. Also he help give non whites in South Africa a voice to vote