nelson mandela is a hero.He helped to free south Africa from the oppressive rule of the white minority during the south African apartheid from 1948-1994 ,In 1948 people of different races had to live in different areas. This was the start of the mistreatment of black people in south africa known as the south african apartheid .The school were separate but they were not equal . The schools for white children were better than the schools for black children. The hospitals were also better for white people than the hospitals for black people.
many people who lived in south africa were very angry about this. There were protests and uprisings. Nelson Mandela was the leader of a group of protesters . He wanted to end the apartheid . He thought that peaceful protests would not work because they had benn trying for so long with no results. he decided that violence was the only way to end the apartheid . B