Nelson Mandela Flashcards
he must not be truly free if he is taking away someone elses freedom….explain
Oppressor is a prisoner of hatred and narrow mindedness.
Both are robbed of their humanity
The oppressor doesnt know the meaning of freedom if he is taking it away from someone else.
Behind bars of prejudice and narrow mindedness
Oppressor needs to be liberated of this.
Freedom meant different things at different stages of hid life…explain
Read where he wanted, stay out late at night and go where he wanted to. Not troubled for the laws of mankind and god. He saw that his people were not free people who looked like him. desire for lives with Dignity, self respect animated his life. He could not enjoy the little freedom he had when he became a freedom fighter. Freedom was indivisible – Chains on all of them was chains on him
What happens to a south African if their duty is towards their community or family?
Community – ripped from his family, family – punished and isolated
Flag of Africa?
Black red, green, blue, gold – Flag
What are 2 obligation of man?
2 obligations for man- Family and community
Mans goodness is a flame that can be hidden but not extinguished. ..explain with example
jail example
Even those who seem to have lost hope have goodness. Every man has some good and evil within them.
Learn to have faith in humanity
Courage- not absence of fear but triumph over it
No body is fearless
There is clear line with being fearless and overcoming fear
You are truly courageous when u accept fear and overcome it to do what you have to do..
Courage is a choice that we can make over fear.. Courage comes out of fear…to face it
What is Africa’s greatest wealth?
People
Perhaps it requires such depths of oppression to create such heights of character. Explain
Heroes rise during this…oppressed people understand truly what it means to be oppressed
This changes their life course
Nelson Mandela himself would not be who he is today if he were not oppressed
What does Mandela mean when he says he is “simply the sum of all those African patriots”, who had gone before him?
When Mandela says that he is “simply the sum of all those African patriots”, he is showing his respect and paying tribute to the people who fought bravely for the sake of freedom and even sacrificed their lives. He says that he’s grateful to all the brave men and women who struggled for freedom before him. According to him, those heroes of the past had paved the trail of co-operation and unity for him. It is only through their struggles and sacrifice that Mandela could achieve success. He was able to become the President of South Africa and put an end to the system of apartheid.
Why was Mandela overwhelmed with a sense of history
He remembers racial dominance…harshest inhumane policies
National anthems..
‘Die stem’, ‘nkosi sikelel’
Why wld the military have arrested him and not saluted him?
Under White rule….Mandela was a freedom fighter…military under commands to arrest
Significance of military performance?
Military’s performance- loyalty to new government which was fairly elected, pinpoint precision
What does Mandela pledge to do?
Pledged to devote himself to the people and uphold the constitution. He said we pledge ourselves to liberate people from suffering poverty etc. Never shall this land experience oppression against one another. Event would never be forgotten.
