Hanley 1Palmer HanleyMr. Berger4/5 Global Studies3-11-14Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela was born to Henry Gadla Mphakanyiswa (1880-1928) and Nosekeni Fanny Mandela in Mbhashe in the Umtata district of the Transkei (Middleton 1). Mandela enrolled in the local school and eventually gained admission in 1938 to Fort Hare College, the missionary-run educational center for the most promising young Africans of the time (Middleton 2). Mandela was subsequently expelled in 1940 for going on strike. This was the turning point for Mandela and he later joined the African National Congress (ANC), institutionalizing racism as apartheid. Nelson Mandela is a man who dedicated his life to the fight against apartheid in South Africa and then encountered the legacy of apartheid of the century. Nelson Mandela began fighting racism because he was expelled from Fort Hare University where he was participating in a boycott over equal rights. Mandela studied law at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he became involved in the movement against racial discrimination and formed key relationships with black and white activists (Biography 2). “Mandela joined the African National Congress and founded the ANC youth league with Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo in 1944” (Middleton 4). In December 1961 the first anti-apartheid bombs exploded in South Africa. Mandela then secretly left the country (Middleton 9). “MandelaHanley 2 returned to South Africa in 1962, was arrested in August and sentenced in November to five years in prison, three for inciting a strike and two for leaving the country without a passport” (Miller 10). This was the turning point in Nelson Mandela's career. In June 1964, Mandela was... at the center of the paper... the legacy of apartheid. Nelson Mandela influenced the world by fighting against oppression in his country, South Africa. Mandela spent 27 years in prison because of his anti-apartheid views and showed the world that people should fight for what they believe in. I believed that Nelson Mandela was a role model for anyone who has gone through apartheid and may be able to change the situation. Hanley 4Works quoted on the Biography Channel website. "Nelson Mandela." Www.biography.com. Np, 2014. Web. 3 February 2014. Gaines, Ann G. Nelson Mandela and Apartheid. Np: np, 2001. Print.History.com Staff. "Nelson Mandela." History.com. A+E Networks, 2009. Web. March 6, 2014. Middleton, John, and Joseph Miller. "Nelson Mandela(1918-)." WorldHistoryInContex.com. Np, 2008. Web. 2 February 2014. "Nelson Mandela Quote." Goodreads.com. Np, nd Web. March 6. 2014.