The paper is based on Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, “A Long Walk to Freedom”.

In writing the essay, address the following questions:

1. What were Mandela’s view regarding the relationship between race, nationalism, and democracy?

( Note: think about the major challenges he went through in South Africa)

2. What was Mandela up against in his political struggles?

( note: think about who he was up against?, what held him back?, what was the apartheid state

about?)

3. What did you learn?

(note: Be reflective here, think about what we discover about Nelson Mandela and South Africa?)