Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Apartheid was a system that separated the people of South Africa into groups based on race from 1948 to 1994. The non-whites such as the Bantu and the Indians didn't have as many rights as the white minority.  The laws also required the blacks to carry identification pass with them at all times. The ANC was a political group that wanted to remove the laws of Apartheid. The campaign fell apart in several months and the leaders of the group were imprisoned. Eventually because of outside pressure some of the harshest laws were abolished such as the ban against interracial marriage in 1985. After Nelson Mandela was voted President he put Apartheid to an end.

Nelson Mandela was a member of the ANC and fought to put end to Apartheid. He was sent to prison in 1964 for life. Even when he was in prison many people looked to him as a source of hope. After he was released 27 later he set out to make sure Apartheid ended. Five years later he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and elected president. Thanks to his sacrifice and hard work, Apartheid was banned in South Africa.