1. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
History through Film

3. Historical Themes Impact of Imperialism Apartheid Civil Disobedience
Militant Protest
South African Culture
Portrayal of Great World Leader

8. Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau and Susan B. Anthony both practiced this
Intentionally breaking unjust laws to prove a point
MUST BE NON-VIOLENT and MUST BE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES

11.  You may well ask: "Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn't negotiation a better path?" You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue. It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored.”

14. Apartheid
Legal segregation enforced by the National Party in South Africa between 1948 and 1994
Blacks deprived of citizenship
Government segregated education, medical care, and provided black people with inferior services

17. How was this enforced? Prohibition of Mixed Marriage Act of 1949
Immorality Act of 1950
Population Registration Act of 1950: Whites, Blacks, Indians, Asians all had I.D. Cards
1950 Group Areas Act

21. Nelson Mandela Member of African National Congress-Against Apartheid
Engaged in non-violent protest and later more radical
Imprisoned from
Became first black President in South Africa 1994 with the end of Apartheid in this nation

23. Historical Liberties/Criticism
Not captured by himself
Movie makes it seem like everything is great again in South Africa quickly after release
Biggest criticism: Movie was too much History and not much else (not really a bad thing)