Primary Sources O'Malley, Padraig. "The O’Malley Archives." Document 11: Second Letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd, 26 June 1961. Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2015. Available [online] <https://www.nelsonmandela.org/omalley/index.php/site/q/03lv01538/04lv01600/05lv01617/06lv01623.htm > [26 Jan. 2015] This source is primary because it is an actual letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd to verify the resolutions that were discussed amongst Nelson and his associates about African American rights. Also, the letter shows how one type of government talked to another one.
"Transcript: Nelson Mandela's 1994 Inauguration Speech." BET.com. Ed. Walter Dhladhla/AFP/Getty Images. Black Entertainment Television LLC, 2015. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. Available [online] <http://www.bet.com/news/global/2013/12/05/transcript-nelson-mandela-s-1994-inauguration-speech.html> [27 Jan. 2015] Nelsons Mandela Inaugural Speech is about the end of the long struggle and a new beginning. It explains how after his 27 years in prison the country is now free at last. This primary source helps my project because it shows the exact feeling, emotion, and thoughts of Nelson Mandela.
Mandela, Nelson. "Press Statements." `The Struggle Is My Life`- Nelson Mandela`s Press Statement. Unwembi, 2011. Web. 29 Jan. 2015. Available [online] < http://www.anc.org.za/show.php?id=4502> [27 Jan. 2015] This source is primary because it shows Nelson Mandela press statement that was actually held on June 26, 1961. This source helps my project because this speech talks about how he was still fighting for their equality and how it doesn't matter how long it takes.
Mandela, Nelson. Long Walk to Freedom. The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela. Boston & New York: Little Brown, 1994. This book is an autobiography of Nelson Mandela’s life. It describes the struggle of South Africa. Also in this book Mandela describes his childhood and development that made him want to fight for freedom.
Mandela, Nelson. “I Am Prepared to Die.” Rivonia Trial. Suburb of Johanneburg. April 20, 1964. This speech describes why Nelson Mandela felt like he had to go against his government. He saw what they were dong wrong and decided he needed to something to stop it. He was prepared to die for what was right at his trial.
"'This Week' Sunday Spotlight: Koppel and Nelson Mandela Interview." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2015. This YouTube video is an interview of Nelson Mandela explaining his views on segregation. He explains how when he was in jail they fed the white prisoners better meals than they feed the non-white prisoners. Also he says that he is not a prophet that has come to save people but that he is simply fighting for what he believes in.
Helfand, Lewis. Nelson Mandela: The Unconquerable Soul. New Delhi: Campfire, an Imprint of Kalyani Navyug Media Pvt, 2011. Print. This book tells the struggle of being a black man in South Africa that wants freedom. Men and woman who were black could not have the jobs they wanted or even live where they wanted. Nelson Mandela had all of his rights taken away and went to prison to die but he still fought his oppressors.
Secondary Sources Nelson Mandela - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2014. Web. 27 Jan 2015. This site gives information on when Nelson Mandela received his Nobel Peace Prize. It explains to me how his reputation grew even though he was in prison.
“Biography of Nelson Mandela.” Biography – Nelson Mandela Foundation Living the Legacy. Flow Communicatins/galloimages, 2015. Web. 07 Jan. 2015. This site helps because from it I can deduce from his education and his upbringing what was the cause of his need to fight for equality. All of his life he was faced oppression or heard stories about it from his grandparents. This was the cause of his need for equality.
"Nelson Mandela Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2015. This site is helpful because it explains Nelson Mandela’s peaceful non-violence defiance against an unjust government. It also explains how Nelson became the first black president.
Liddy, Matthew. "Nelson Mandela: 12 Letters from the Desk of a Freedom Fighter." ABC News. Bio, 05 Dec. 2013. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. This site is helpful because it has letters on it that Nelson Mandela wrote while he was in prison. This site provides his actual written letter and a transcript so that the user can understand what Mandela was writing.
"BBC History- Nelson Mandela." BBC News. BBC, 2015. Web. 27 Jan. 2015. This source is secondary because it gives facts about Nelson Mnadela and not information he actually said. This source is useful also because it gives specific facts about different events in his life such as" A life in prison", " The long road to release", "Life after retirement," and more.
"What Nelson Mandela Taught Us About Human Rights." ThinkProgress RSS. Web. 15 Jan. 2015 This article talks about how Nelson Mandela took the impossible and made it reality. It focuses on his ability to change the way things were into what they should be. It explains how the changes he made in South Africa and his legacy of change will forever live