South African Legend Being one of the world's most admired person, Nelson Mandela is only a hero to a certain extent because he did commit crimes during his lifetime that have a negative effect on his legacy, which a lot of people do not know about. But for the most part, Mandela has left a heroic legacy, mostly for ending apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party governament of South Africa between 1948 and 1994. Although Nelson Mandela was wrong to be involved with the violent ways of the Umkhonto we Sizwe, he was a hero in South Africa because of his role in ending apartheid and racial inequality in South Africa, and because of his strong leadership he provided for several years. Nelson Mandela was involved with violent and communist activities during his struggle to end racial inequality in South Africa.
Martin Luther King, Jr. An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law. Martin Luther King, Jr. At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love. Martin Luther King, Jr. Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
Thurgood helped change American segregation and came across situations comparable to the difficulties described. He believed in similar theories of courage as the character Atticus Finch from the book “To Kill a Mockingbird.” This character also fought for equal rights of African-Americans. Atticus defined true courage as “you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin any way and see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” Thurgood Marshall and Atticus Finch were not only defenders of justice, but they were also powerful men that exhibited courage in strenuous situations, they both followed Atticus’ definition of true courage. Thurgood always challenged and evoked people with his true courage, wisdom, integrity, leadership and dynamic personality.
Thoreau was imprisoned after refusing to pay taxes, and says he felt free when he was jailed. More free then those on the outside. John Brown was an abolitionist and a prime example of what it means to employ democracy and refuse the government. “A Plea for Captain John Brown,” Thoreau writes in 1859 after the attack on Harper’s Ferry which left John Brown found guilty of murder and treason and eventually hung on December 2, 1859. Although many people see John Brown as a failure in his life, Thoreau views him as a man of great whit and courage.
South Africa will always be of the poorer countries unless the white man takes over. The white man also believes that the black man might be incapable of working at all. They are just not fit enough to do much of anything. The white man symbolizes strength and every country that they are able to take over will be stronger than they ever were. Racism has been a big issue for many years.
I am sure some people thank God for that because slavery very well could have taken over the world. In the history of his life in bondage, we find, well developed, that inherent and continuous energy of character which will ever render him distinguished. What his hand found to do, he did with his
These body guards could very well have been the exact same people who threw him in prison for twenty three years. Despite this, Nelson Mandela not only hired these body guards, but astonishingly, trusted them with his life. Mandela truly had to forgive the white people and rise above the circumstances that were before him. Surely no one would have judged Mandela for not wanting white body guards, but Nelson, was able to rise above his resentment and forgive the terrible grievances they had placed upon him in the past. Another scene that really exhibited a theme of racial integration was the part where the black and white body guards were playing rugby together.
Gandhi stood up and he became a leader to the people in India. He was unhappy with the foreign power in his home country. Also this is what happened with Nelson Mandela in South Africa fighting against the law of apartheid, to gain equal rights for the black majority in that country. This law prevented the blacks in South Africa to live a normal life. This all changed when Nelson Mandela decided to start fighting for the equal rights of the the blacks.
Why do we know Martin Luther King Junior? And why only him when there were millions of blacks fighting alongside him in the anti-apartheid movement? It is because he chose to never give up on his struggle for civil rights and it is this perseverance that made him a natural leader. Martin Luther knew that the path he chose would be abound with obstacles, including the prospect of being jailed, but despite this he was committed
Should heroes be defined as people who say what they think when we ourselves lack the courage to say it? The question about whether heroes should be depicted as people who say what they think when others lack the courage to say it has triggered an intense controversy throughout the world. Admittedly, the majority of people are content to go through their life following the crowd. Thus, from my perspective, the genuinely heroes are those who hold their dauntless courage to strive for morality and follow their hearts when the public is full of cowards. A true Indian hero, Mahatma Gandhi voiced his opinions about non-violent means of achieving freedom when others lacked the courage to express similar ideas.