What made Mandela fighting against apartheid – a whole body of laws that separated blacks from whites who were Less than 20% of South Africans.

1. A Long Walk To Freedom
By Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Lesson 2
Note :
This presentation is arranged and designed as support material
for better understanding. It cannot be used as substitute for
the lesson in the text book.
Hira Lal (Principal)
GSSS Palach Distt. Kullu HP
gspalach-kul-hp@gov.in
hiralal950@gmail.com

2. Genaral Objectives
• To develop learners’ understanding on
humanism and racial equality .
• To enable young minds analyse social
issues in the light of established democratic
values.
• To develop learners’ interest in reading,
understanding sharing content in simple
English.

3. Specific Objectives
After completing this unit, the students will:
•understand racial discrimination such as
Apartheid
•be able to explain the personality and
character of Nelson Mandela.
•be able to explain freedom
•Explain the contribution of Nelson Mandela.

4. Warm up activity
What is freedom?
The Teacher will launch discussion in groups
and invite response from one member from each group.

5. Apartheid is a system of racial
segregation peculiar to the Republic of
South Africa
South Africa was traditionally a
segregated nation
1948 the policy of apartheid was put
into effect by the Afrikaaner Nationalist
Party government.
Nelson Mandela fought against
Apartheid in South Africa

6. National Government made laws for
Black and White people to be treated
differently
Black people were to live ‘apart’ in
separate areas
Had to carry a passbook
Apartheid in South Africa

7. • The passbook took
away people’s
freedom to move
around. There were
separate places for
them.
• They were forced
to live within
geographically poor
areas named as
“Homeland”

8. Homes of White and Black People

9. • Black people
were sent to live
in shanty towns
• Often their
homes were little
more than huts

10. Circumstances Under Which Mandela
Became a Hero
•What was Mandela fighting against?
apartheid – a whole body of laws
that separated blacks from whites.
•What was the extent of
apartheid in South Africa?
Less than 20% of South
Africans were white

11. • When people
complained they
were treated
brutally
• 200 protestors
were killed at
Sharpeville in
1960

12. Nelson Mandela
• A young man
called Nelson
Mandela
thought all of
this was
wrong

13. Key Players in Apartheid
•African NationalAfrican National
Congress (ANC)Congress (ANC)
•Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela
F.W. De Klerk & Mandela
Bishop Desmond Tutu

14. • He was born
here
• Transkei, South
Africa
• 18 July 1918
• His father
Henry was
chief of the
Tembu Tribe

15. • His name was
Rolihlahla until
he went to a
school run by
English priests

16. • When he grew up,
Mandela joined a
group called The
African National
Congress (ANC)
• He tried to change
things
• In 1964 he was brought
to trial and sentenced
to life imprisonment.

17. Nelson Mandela
• He was sent to
prison at a
place called
Robben Island

18. Nelson Mandela
• People all over the world
complained about what was
happening in South Africa
• But Mandela was kept in prison for
28 years
• Eventually the government gave
in.

19. Nelson Mandela
• On 18 February 1990
• Nelson Mandela was
freed
• He told his supporters
that they should not
use violence
• They should help him
to change South
Africa peacefully

20. Nelson Mandela
• In 1993 he was
awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize
• At his acceptance
speech he said, “an
injury to one is an
injury to all”

21. Nelson Mandela
• In 1994 the
first ever free
elections for
all South
Africans were
held

22. Nelson Mandela
• Mr. Mandela
became his
country’s first
ever President
to be elected by
all South
Africans
(Sandstone Amphitheatre
Pretoria SA)

23. Summing up
Two Heroes of Freedom
What things are common between these two people?
Why was it “A Long Walk to Freedom for Mandela?

24. Reading Comprehension
Read these excerpts from the speeches of two heroes of
freedom
“We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation. We pledge ourselves to
liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation,
suffering, gender and other discrimination. Never, never, and never again shall it
be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by
another. The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement. Let
freedom reign. God bless Africa!”
( Nelson Mandela on 10th
May 1994)
“We rejoice in that freedom, even though clouds surround us, and
many of our people are sorrow-stricken and difficult problems
encompass us. But freedom brings responsibilities and burdens and
we have to face them in the spirit of a free and disciplined people.”
( J L Nehru on 14th
August 1947}

25. Suggested unit activities
1. The teacher will assign and monitor the group
activities given in the unit end exercises in the
text book e.g.
Activity for group 1 to read the selected part of the text and
answer the questions based on comprehension.
Activity for group 2 to read the selected part and attempt
the given questions based on language and grammar
etc.
2. Watch student talks on https://ed.ted.com/student_talks

26. Home Assignments
After reading these excerpts answer the following
questions in two or three sentences each:
1.What does freedom mean?
2.What does freedom bring? Just enjoyment or
responsibility? Explain.
3.What are our responsibilities as citizens of free India?