Nelson Mandela's Racist Report

Source A gives a view on the South African governments control over its people and racial discrimination. It is a biased view and makes the South African government seem cruel and racist. It states that the governments "politics are determined by the colour a persons skin". As this is a statement it gives the impression that it is a fact and by giving this impression it also communicates the idea that the South African government IS racist, rather than the South African government COULD be racist. This comes as no real surprise as the advert has been paid for by the ANC (African National Congress), who are a very anti - South African government organization.

The source also mentions that Nelson

Source B is a contrasting view on Nelson Mandela's imprisonment, held by the South African government. It again is a biased view and defends the decision to imprison Nelson Mandela, by stating that he "was not put in prison because of his politics. A court of law had found him guilty of a serious crime". This makes Mandela out to be a terrorist, and confirms any rumors about Nelson Mandela being a violent person, which is what the government would have wanted. This shows that it is obviously a biased source, and because of that it only lets you know a certain amount of information and fails to give a completely truthful overview of the situation. The source also tries to show that the government had very little to do with the imprisonment, when actually the government had more influence over the trail than any other person or organization, and actually managed to get Mandela in prison because they did not agree with his politics. The source also mentions that "a court of

The throwing back of the apple core is symbolic of the natives land act which donated 92.71% of South African land to 2 million white people, and 7.3% to 4 million black people. Also the picture shows how although there are twice as many black people as white people yet white people get a better life.

The cartoon is exaggerative though. This is because the cartoonist wants to draw attention to the picture.

This source is reliable because it reveals information that the South African government does not want to disclose. So it reveals some truths that should be reliable. However, it could be argued that the source is limited, as it is very biased and is in a British newspaper, so the cartoonist might not fully understand the severity of the situation in South Africa and may not give a truthful image.

Sources D and K do not necessarily prove that the interpretation "keeping Nelson Mandela in prison was a mistake" correct, they simply give a view on the interpretation. Source D is an article from a British newspaper called the observer, and was printed on the 17th of august 1988. It is a contemporary piece of evidence. It explains