Nelson Mandela, hailed for leading South Africa out of
decades of apartheid, always said he wanted to be remembered as part of a
collective and not in isolation.
"We understand it still that there is no easy road to
freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve lasting
success. We must therefore act together as a united people for national
reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world," said
Mandela in his inauguration speech when he became South Africa's first black
president in 1994.
He had spent 27 years in prison for his fight for democracy
and racial equality.
From 1948 until 1994 the South African government
segregated black South Africans from white South Africans in all areas of life,
including education, medical care and other public services.
But Mandela wasn't alone in his fight to end this injustice.
These men and women, many of whom were fellow members of the African National
Congress (ANC), stood up against racial segregation and discrimination.
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