in what ways did nelson mandela dedicate his life to social justice?
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The first answer is correct. He did not only work hard, he was prepared to go to jail for opposing the white government of the 1960's - and he was indeed imprisoned for 27 years.
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First of all, I think you mean 'determined.'   MLKJ stood up for his beliefs and morals, despite death threats, being arrested, and being beaten many times.  He stood up for racial equality and peaceful protest, and made such a significant contribution to our country as far as civil rights is concerned.
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One would hope with much respect. This he has earned through perseverance and suffering that most of us will never know in our lifetime. He was born into tribal royalty and grew up with an intense love for his people and desire to free them from the racist apartheid regime. How many of us, if jailed for treason, would have been strong enough to maintain our beliefs and principals and not sell out or compromise them just to secure our freedom. Plea Bargains are offered now days like they are no big deal. People would sell out their own grandmother these days to avoid jail time. Not once, irrespective of hardships or beatings did he ever sell out. He turned himself from rebel activist, to a leader of peace, who lead his people out of a great deal of oppression.
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He has these famous quotes..\n\n"I prefer a country run like hell by Filipinos to a country run like heaven by Americans. Because, however bad a Filipino government might be, we can always change it."\n\n"My loyalty to my party ends where my loyalty to my country begins."\n\n"Social Justice is far more beneficial when applied as a matter of sentiment, and not of law."
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Eleanor Roosevelt worked hard for social justice.\n\nDuring Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt was an active First Lady who traveled extensively around the nation, visiting relief projects, surveying working and living conditions, and then reporting her observations to the President. She also exercised her own political and social influence; she became an advocate of the rights and needs of the poor, of minorities, and of the disadvantaged. In World War II, she visited England and the South Pacific to foster good will among the Allies and boost the morale of US servicemen overseas.
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Although i have deep respect and admiration for much of what Gandhi stood for, i prefer to focus on what Christ taught.\nThis what Jesus said concerning poverty...\n\nMATTHEW 26:11\n For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.\n\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/bibletruths_forbelievers/
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He taught on striving for equality from  a Christian and "personal responsibility" point of view.\nSomething that has, sadly been lost on today's black leadership.
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Ghandi.  He suffered for mankind, to bring peace in this world.\n\nHe went on many food fasts almost dying a few times.\n\nHe was a very strong man, all for the sake of humanity.
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa on July 18, 1918. His father was Chief Henry Mandela of the Tembu Tribe. Mandela himself was educated at University College of Fort Hare and the University of Witwatersrand and qualified in law in 1942. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies after 1948. He went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961.\n\nAfter the banning of the ANC in 1960, Nelson Mandela argued for the setting up of a military wing within the ANC. In June 1961, the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics and agreed that those members who wished to involve themselves in Mandela's campaign would not be stopped from doing so by the ANC. This led to the formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Mandela was arrested in 1962 and sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour. In 1963, when many fellow leaders of the ANC and the Umkhonto we Sizwe were arrested, Mandela was brought to stand trial with them for plotting to overthrow the government by violence. His statement from the dock received considerable international publicity. On June 12, 1964, eight of the accused, including Mandela, were sentenced to life imprisonment. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison, off Cape Town; thereafter, he was at Pollsmoor Prison, nearby on the mainland.\n\nDuring his years in prison, Nelson Mandela's reputation grew steadily. He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength. He consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain his freedom.\n\nNelson Mandela was released on February 11, 1990. After his release, he plunged himself wholeheartedly into his life's work, striving to attain the goals he and others had set out almost four decades earlier. In 1991, at the first national conference of the ANC held inside South Africa after the organization had been banned in 1960, Mandela was elected President of the ANC while his lifelong friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, became the organisation's National Chairperson.
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Anti-apartheid is the name of the movement aimed at stopping racial segregation.  Specifically, anti-apartheid is dedicated to ending the policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa.
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If you read some of einstiens essays you will begin to see he was a man of strong moral conviction. WHO stood for peace and did not advocate war except as a last resort. type in einsteins name with essays and see for your self.
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Treat others with love and respect.\nStrive for justice and peace.
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I'm not the greatest expert on the bible, but I try so here goes\nJesus spent most of his time with the poor and oppressed. He belived they needed more help than anyone else. He wasn't afraid to touch, or heal, or stay in a poor person's house. He believe that all of us need to go to places that may make us uncomfotable and try to help others. There is a quote which I'm trying to think of off the top of my head...\nIt isn't the healthy which need help, but the sick.  In other words we in our own lives try to help those who may not seem like the type of people you want to be around. The poor, homeless, and nonbelievers were the type HE had most contact with, therefore we should do the same.
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He was convicted and jailed for five years in November 1962. While serving his sentence, he was charged, in the Rivonia trial, with sabotage and sentenced to life imprisonment.\n\nA decade before being imprisoned, Mandela had spoken out against the introduction of Bantu Education, recommending that community activists "make every home, every shack or rickety structure a centre of learning".\n\nRobben Island, where he was imprisoned, became a centre for learning, and Mandela was a central figure in the organised political education classes.\n\nIn prison Mandela never compromised his political principles and was always a source of strength for the other prisoners.\n\nDuring the 'seventies he refused the offer of a remission of sentence if he recognised Transkei and settled there.\n\nIn the 'eighties he again rejected PW Botha's offer of freedom if he renounced violence.\n\nIt is significant that shortly after his release on Sunday 11 February 1990, Mandela and his delegation agreed to the suspension of armed struggle.
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One more white South African who can't  cope with reality.\nStop whining and do something to level the enormous gap between the haves and have-nots, and you'll have done something worth while. But that would mean to help mostly black people, and YOU can't be expected to do that, can you?
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It was really intended to be an eye-opening speech, and meant to bring people together for an obviously well deserved change, for the better. There wasn't any violence injected in his speech, because violence (even suggestions of) in that type of situation would deem counterproductive. His intentions were clear, and he was a great man for doing what he did, and standing up for what was right. If you apply it to any race who endures inequalities (as he addressed), it is a positive thing, and definitely a step in the right direction.
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None of us really know who Nelson Mandela is. He is one of the most complex people alive. \nHe is a former lawyer, freedom fighter and prisoner, he was the first truly democratically elected President (note: not Prime Minister!) of South Africa and he was one of the co-founders of the ANC's armed wing. At the same time he is a very tolerant man and managed to emerge from the struggle without hatred for his former oppressors. He is also a loving father, grandfather and husband. \nAnd, most importantly in my eyes, he is a man who can give hope to those who have none as long as they are willing to shed all hatred and anger.