Inspiration to Live Your Magic: 75 Inspiring Biographies



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Nelson Mandela
After twenty-seven years in prison, Nelson Mandela was elected 
president of his country. His primary goal was to convince blacks and 
whites of the power and wisdom of forgiveness.
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When Nelson Mandela was young, racism was not only perfectly legal in South Africa, it 
was the law!
Black people were not allowed to vote, go to the same schools, shop in the same stores, 
or live in the same areas as white people. The system was called apartheid, and people 
were jailed if they spoke out against it.
Mandela was one of many people who fought against apartheid. At first, as a young 
lawyer, he tried to combat it through the legal system. But he got so angry with the 
beatings, murders, and other mistreatment of black people that he started urging them to 
fight back . . . to meet violence with violence.
As a result of his actions, he was arrested and sentenced to prison for life. Even in prison, 
because he was black, he got worse treatment than the white prisoners - poor food, hard 
labor such as breaking rocks in the hot sun, and only one letter or visitor every six 
months.
Nelson Mandela spent twenty-seven years in those terrible conditions. In the meantime
the world outside South Africa became more aware of, and more opposed to, apartheid. 
Around the globe, people and governments demanded justice, including freedom for 
Mandela.


Finally, the South African government gave in - they agreed to end apartheid, have an 
election where everyone could vote, and let Nelson Mandela go free.
Over the years, Nelson Mandela had become a symbol of the fight against oppression. 
Most people expected him to come out of prison angrier than ever; they thought he would 
call on black people to seek revenge.
But Mandela had spent all those years thinking about everything he had seen, and he had 
changed his mind about fighting and hating. He wanted to find a way to work together 
with whites, to build a “rainbow nation” where every person would be equal, like the 
colors in a rainbow.
In the first free election in South Africa, Mandela was elected president. He worked to 
get black and white people to forgive each other for bad things they had done in the past.
“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy,” he 
said. “Then he becomes your partner.”
Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. The man who had lost so 
much had taught his nation, and the world, the importance and power of forgiveness.
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