Dates
This is the number of years that African peoples were living and thriving in the region PRIOR to European "discovery"
10,000
This is provable- not what someone thinks
Fact
This is the system of South African government that kept people separated by race
Apartheid
These are the two ideas that Mandela discusses in his speech in the context of apartheid
courage and freedom
Prolonged cruel/unjust treatment (being kept down)
Oppression
This is the century that the Portuguese first explored and remained in this region
1400s
This is when someone reads between the lines
Inference
This is the series of laws that kept people separated by race in the southern United States
Jim Crow laws
Mandela talks about his "twin obligations." Family and this...
Country/his people
This is the hatred of foreigners
Xenophobia
This is the year that the British brought all of the region under their control, naming it the Union of South Africa
1910
These are the three reasons that an author writes/ Author's Purpose (think of a desert:)
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
This is a word that means you can push through, keep going (a flower growing though concrete)
Resiliency (resilience)
Mandela states that courage is "not the absence of ____, but the triumph over it."
Fear
This is the type of music that grew out of the Deep South during Jim Crow
the Blues
This is the year that the Sharpeville Massacre took place and two years later, Nelson Mandela would be imprisoned
1960
This is a first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic- created by the people that were there at the time.
Primary source
This word is a complete or dramatic change in form or appearance (think of the caterpillar- butterfly)
Transformation
Nelson Mandela made a sacrifice- he sacrificed his family to serve his country. How many years did he serve in prison?
27 years
This is the term for the movement of millions of black people during the 1900s from the Southern states
This is the year that Nelson Mandela was released from prison, after pressure for his freedom
1990
These are works that analyze, assess or interpret an historical event, era, or phenomenon, They can include books, journal articles, speeches, reviews, research reports, and more.
Secondary source
This word means bringing different things together, uniting things (opposite of segregation)
Integration
When Mandela was released from prison in 1990, he ran for President. In what year was he inaugurated?
1994
This is the definition of inauguration
he formal admission of someone to office. Someone takes office