Nelson Mandela’s Struggle for Peace and Equality for All Races “ I have cherished the ideal of a free society in which all persons live together in harmony and equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for…but if need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela spoke these famous words and is known for transforming a model of racial division and oppression …showed first 75 words of 1940 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1940 total…constitution, which includes sweeping human rights and anti-discrimination guarantees. Mandela stepped down as president in June 1999, having groomed Deputy President Thabo Mbeki as his successor for years. He left behind a country still troubled by racial hatred, crushing poverty and staggering violent crime. But he remains the most revered man in the country, credited with a remarkable transition form tyranny to democracy, and a commitment to reconciliation that saved the country from a violent bloodbath.