Nelson Mandela and Apartheid

Apartheid was a policy of segregation in South Africa in the years 1948-1990. It was made because white people thought they were superior to the colored people. the colored people were forbidden to vote. Nelson Mandela was put in prison because he fought for the independence of South Africa. He used the method of non-violence to free the people from Apartheid. He was in jail for 26 years. Fought for freedom and was a hero.