Mandela free at last.

Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in a South African jail. Now he is free. Most people in South Africa are black. But only white people can vote. Laws force black and white people to live apart. Mandela didn't agree with these laws. He fought for the rights of black people. The government said he was dangerous, and put him in jail. 

Background Information

Talk about what you know about Apartheid. What do you think about keeping people separate. If you don't know about Apartheid, you or your tutor can get some information from the library.

Questions

1. How many years did Mandela spend in jail?

2. Where was the jail?

3. Why do you think he was imprisoned?

4. What does the word Apartheid mean?

5. What is a law?

6. What did Mandela fight for?

7. Was the government made up of white people or black?

8. Is Apartheid still going on in South Africa?