I Won’t Let Resentment Determine Who I Become

IN APRIL 1994, Nelson Mandela was elected as the first Black president of South Africa in the country’s first multiracial election. Before becoming president, Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years for his role in the African National Congress’ fight against apartheid. Mandela’s life was reminiscent of the biblical story of Joseph; it was a story of someone ascending from the prison to the palace, or in Mandela’s case, from Robben Island to Pretoria.