A. “No one is born hating another person because of the color of their skin, their origins or their religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can learn to love, because love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite” (Mandela, 1995). These are the words of a great man – a man. who was born on an ordinary July day in South Africa. July 18, 1918 would mark the beginning of the life of a man who would have a positive impact on human rights in his country and the international community as a whole. Rolihlahla Mandela, more commonly known by his Christian name Nelson Mandela or by his indigenous tribe name Madiba, was born into a poverty-stricken South African indigenous tribe. Mandela began actively advocating for human rights in 1942, at the age of 24, and continued his life's mission for a world of equality until his recent death on December 5, 2013. South Africa gained independence from England in 1934. However, South African indigenous communities continue to be oppressed under the control of white minority citizens. Mandela was introduced to the African National Congress (ANC) in 1942 and officially became a member in 1944. The ANC was established to unite the African people and bring social and economic change to Africa (African National Congress, 2011). Embracing the energy and ideas that young people can bring to bear in the face of unrest, Mandela led the ANCYL (African National Congress Youth League) in 1944 (History.com, 2013). The ANCYL was designed to take a highly visible but non-violent approach to racism and segregation in a full-fledged effort to achieve equal citizenship for all South Africans. Mandela envisioned that this could be done through boycotts, strikes, civil unrest...... middle of document...... taken from http://www.info.gov.za/documents/ constitution/Stanford University. (nd). The history of apartheid in South Africa. Retrieved from http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.htmlUnited Nations. (nd). Charter of the United Nations: Preamble. Retrieved from http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/preamble.shtml United Nations. (2013). Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Retrieved from http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/history.shtmlUniversity of Virginia. (nd). American President: Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Retrieved from http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt/essays/biography/2Wikipedia. (January 2, 2014). Civil Rights Act of 1964. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964Wikipedia. (October 6, 2013). Executive Order 9981. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9981