THE DAY NELSON MANDELA WENT TO JAIL
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On 5 August 1962, Nelson Mandela was arrested near Howick, South Africa.
He was fighting against apartheidāa system that denied millions of Black South Africans their basic rights.
But Mandelaās arrest was only the beginning.
After his trial, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964. He would spend 27 years behind bars, much of that time on Robben Island.
Imagine being taken away from your family⦠knowing you might never see freedom again.
But Mandela refused to surrender.
Behind prison walls, his body was confinedābut his dream of a free South Africa remained alive.
Years later, he walked out of prison as a free man, and history would remember him as one of the greatest symbols of courage and reconciliation.
He went into prison as a freedom fighter⦠and came out as a symbol of freedom. šæš¦ā¤ļø
If you believe his sacrifice changed history, comment āMANDELAā below. ššæā¤ļø

