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== Mandela in Prison ==

== Mandela in Prison ==

In contrast to his peaceful methods, Nelson Mandela, like many political activists, eventually found himself imprisoned.  He was sent to the notorious Robben Island Prison where he would eventually serve twenty seven years (Battersby).  He was one of the many victims of the Treason Trial.  After the trial, the African National Congress was banned, and the already convicted Mandela was sentenced to prison.

Nelson Mandela, like many political activists, eventually found himself imprisoned.  He was sent to the notorious Robben Island Prison where he would eventually serve twenty seven years (Battersby).  He was one of the many victims of the Treason Trial.  After the trial, the African National Congress was banned, and the already convicted Mandela was sentenced to prison.

Mandela was in prison for twenty seven years, during which he endured a radical transformation.  Mandela, by self-admittance, had a temper problem prior to being incarcerated.  During prison, however, he had to learn to control his anger.  “One was angry,” says Mandela, “at what was happening [in apartheid in South Africa]- the humiliation, the loss of our human dignity.  We tended to react in accordance with anger and our emotion rather than sitting down and thinking about things properly” (Battersby).

Mandela was in prison for twenty seven years, during which he endured a radical transformation.  Mandela, by self-admittance, had a temper problem prior to being incarcerated.  During prison, however, he had to learn to control his anger.  “One was angry,” says Mandela, “at what was happening [in apartheid in South Africa]- the humiliation, the loss of our human dignity.  We tended to react in accordance with anger and our emotion rather than sitting down and thinking about things properly” (Battersby).