Changes

Nelson Mandela’s personal fixation with freedom brought him to work with many other members of the African National Congress to form a group under the leadership of a colleague, Anton Lembede (ANC archive).  The group’s main focus was to change the African National Congress into a mass movement, including all people from urban communities to those in the countryside\.

Nelson Mandela’s personal fixation with freedom brought him to work with many other members of the African National Congress to form a group under the leadership of a colleague, Anton Lembede (ANC archive).  The group’s main focus was to change the African National Congress into a mass movement, including all people from urban communities to those in the countryside\.

Mandela was instrumental in many political endeavors, many of which were anti-apartheid movements such as the Programme of Action, a policy based initiative which was founded on the principal of using  the non-violent weapons of “boycott, strike, civil disobedience and non-co-operation” (ANC archive).  This eventually became the modus operandi of the African National Congress.

Mandela was instrumental in many political endeavors, many of which were anti-apartheid movements such as the Programme of Action, a policy based initiative which was founded on the principle of using  the non-violent weapons of “boycott, strike, civil disobedience and non-co-operation” (ANC archive).  This eventually became the modus operandi of the African National Congress.

And yet, some of our greatest leaders and role models have to resort to evil in order to do good. Mandela, being no exception to this, was the leader of an armed resistance group known as Umkhonto we Sizwe, formed in 1962.  Mandela explains his reasoning:

And yet, some of our greatest leaders and role models have to resort to evil in order to do good. Mandela, being no exception to this, was the leader of an armed resistance group known as Umkhonto we Sizwe, formed in 1962.  Mandela explains his reasoning: