Nelson Mandela Obstacles

Nelson Mandela had a lot of obstacles in life like when he went to jail, but when he got out of jail he accomplished his goal to lead South Africa and unify Africa. Nelson Mandela was the president of south africa. He went to jail for about 27 years. When he got out of jail he soon became president. When he was younger his father died and he went somewhere else and they taught Nelson how to read and write and it really helped him. If he had never went to school he would have never made it and accomplishments. Nelson Mandela accomplished a lot and won awards. He accomplished everything when he came out of war.

Nelson Mandela had a wonderful life when he was younger but he also had a lot of obstacles. When Nelson was born july 18, 1918 in Mvezo. He comes from a very large and noble family. Nelson and his family were Xhosa people, members of the Thembu tribe and Madiba clan. Nelson has 12 siblings and 4 wives. When Nelson's father died he had to move in with Regent Jongintaba. The first day at school he got bullied. A girl in his school once said “the country boy is not used to wearing shoes.” So early in life a lot of people bullied him and gave him a very hard time just because he was black and from a farm.
He went to college when he was 19 years old. When he left college he joined a law firm. In 1943 he graduated from college. In 1952 he was chosen as the national Volunteer in chief of the defiance campaign. In 1962 mandela left south africa and traveled to Europe. In 1964 Mandela went to jail and stayed there for 27 years. He went to jail because he fought his hardest against the government. If he didn't believe he would never have went to jail but it was all worth waiting because he got out and accomplished a lot. When Mandela went to jail he saw a sign that said “BEWARE: NATIVES CROSSING HERE.” and there was another sign that said ”Whites