I Survived Apartheid

South Africa's apartheid is a familiar concept the world over. But what did it actually look like?In my account, it is my hope that you will get a glimpse from my perspective of what I learnt through my family stories, my own experiences and from history. Come with me to South Africa.Nelson Mandela was a key anti-apartheid activist, leading defiance campaigns and working as a lawyer. He was arrested in 1962, and given a life sentence for conspiracy to overthrow the government. His imprisonment did little to quell resistance. After years of violent unrest at home and sanctions abroad, the National Party began apartheid reform in the 1980s.The system was dismantled in 1990, the same year then-president F. W. de Klerk released Mandela from prison. Mandela went on to serve as president for one term in 1994.Moving South Africa past its apartheid culture has not been easy. The country still wrestles with significant racial issues. But it took some of its most important steps forward thanks to Mandela, a feat that many South Africans and foreign dignitaries have gathered to honour today at Johannesburg's National Stadium.In my account, it is my hope that you will get a glimpse from my perspective of what I learnt through my family stories, my own experiences and from history. Come with me to South Africa.