A Role Model To Nelson Mandela's Fight For Equal Rights

Task 1

Nelson Mandela has through his fight for equal rights, become a role model for many people in the world. Mandela fought against the apartheid system in South Africa. It was a system created by the white immigrants to keep the racial groups white, black and colored separate, and to give white people more advantages. Nelson Mandela thought apartheid was wrong, and meant that everyone should have equal rights. Mandela was imprisoned for a many years because he fought for what he meant was right. Throughout his struggle for equal rights Mandela has for many people become a symbol of opposition, and a great role model.

I think a similar role model to Nelson Mandela could be Rosa Parks. She is famous for the bus boycott in Alabama, during apartheid in the US. She stood up against apartheid when she refused to give her seat to a white man when the white part of the bus was full. The rules said she had to, but she refused to do so. This action caused a lot of drama, and Rosa Parks was punished for her actions. Just as Mandela did, Rosa Parks protested against apartheid. And she has also, just as him, become a great role model to many people.

Task 2

In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, the main message is that everyone should have equal rights. All humans are born equal. People should be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. He wishes that one day, slavery will be abolished and everyone will be able to live together in peace.

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