“The struggle is my life,” Nelson Mandela
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"The struggle is my life," Nelson Mandela once said. And few lives have been as full of struggle as his. Born in South Africa in 1918, Mandela studied to become a lawyer. He then devoted his life to fighting Apartheid, the official policy of racial segregation practiced by the South African government. The Apartheid affected every aspect of life in South America. A Black South African may have had the same exact job as a White South African, but could have made the less in an entire year that the White South African made in a month. This inequality and perjury of justice greatly distressed Nelson Mandela. His distinguishing characteristic, however, was his commitment to non-violence. Though he was eventually forced to take action, he stuck firmly to his policy of avoiding bloodshed at all costs. His desire to escape violence stood out against the backdrop of South African bloodshed,...

