Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

The Apartheid was a racial segregation similair to the one in the US stating that whites were superior to anyone else and weren't allowed to vote. Other kind were called Bantu including the blacks & the indians. Because of this action many people went against the policy and formed the ANC (African National Congress). These orginization was to help fight for the rights of Bantu people. Nelson Mandela were one of the people that was in the oranization 7 went out of his way to fight against the policy. Nelson Mandela used many non-violence methods to gain Africans freedom. He tried to put a stop on the Apartheid & was considered a great hero for these actions. He finally got Africa independent. He was the arrested for 27 years. After he got out he wrote a book "Long Walk to Freedom", expressing the obstacles he had to overcome for Africa. He got elected president in 1991