Question

What does this excerpt reveal about Mandela’s commitment to the anti-apartheid struggle?

This then is what the ANC is fighting. Their struggle is a truly national one. It is a struggle of the African people, inspired by their own suffering and their own experience. It is a struggle for the right to live. During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” - Nelson Mandela, statement from the dock at the opening of the defense case in the Rivonia trial (excerpt), 1964

Answer 1

Mandela says that he is committed to fighting inequality in South Africa. He is also committed to supporting democracy for South Africa. In the final sentence of his speech, he says he is willing to give his life to the fight for equality. Mandela did fulfill his commitment. He went to jail for 27 years, but he never gave up his fight against apartheid. Without Mandela, apartheid in South Africa might have lasted even longer than it did.

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Answer 2

Mandela's commitment to Apartheid was a priority in his life and he was completely committed to this cause.