High School Choirs - Mandela Writing Prompt - DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH!

High School Choirs - Nelson Mandela Writing Prompt
 
"South African Trilogy" is composed of three protest songs that centered around the freeing of Nelson Mandela, the civil rights leader that spoke out against Apartheid in South Africa. Please watch the following video and summarize some of the main points of Mandela's life and struggle for racial equality in South Africa.  



POINTS TO CONSIDER:
1. What was Apartheid, and why Mandela speak out against it? How did it compare to our own struggle for civil rights in the United States?
2. Once Mandela was freed, how did things change? What did he and the African National Congress do ease tensions and to move forward?
3. No leader is perfect in their leadership. Where did Mandela fall short? What were some of the problems of his presidency? 

Your essay should be 3-5 paragraphs, comprised of an introductory paragraph that introduces the points you will make, 2-3 body paragraphs which give details to your main points, and a concluding paragraph that summarizes all of these points.

ALL ESSAYS ARE DUE BY 11:59 PM ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH
YOU MAY SUBMIT THE INFORMATION IN THE FORM PROVIDED, BY EMAIL, OR BY PAPER IN CLASS ON FRIDAY. 

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