Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela was the first black president for South Africa. By the time Nelson Mandela was in college, he was a tall, good-humored young man. His laugh came easily, and he was highly intelligent. He was also an excellent athlete. During his second year of college, he participated in a student strike to protest the poor conditions at school. When he refused to apologize to the school authorities, he was expelled. This was Nelson’s first real experience of standing up against authority. After being expelled from school, Nelson made his way to Johannesburg the “City of Gold” everything was wonderful because it was a wealthy city, but the nice parks, theaters, and schools were only for the use of the white residents, so like all other Johannesburg black people. He was forced to...

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