The Nobel Peace Prize 1993, Biography of Nelson Mandela

In 1993, Nelson Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize. The following list contains details from the organization's online biography of the winner.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 7 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Tangerine, A stunning tale of escape, To an Athlete Dying Young, Biography of Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Landmarks of Nelson Mandela's Life, Invictus, Playing the Enemy, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
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  1. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
    He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies after 1948.
  2. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
    He went on trial for treason in 1956-1961 and was acquitted in 1961.
  3. tactics
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    In June 1961, the ANC executive considered his proposal on the use of violent tactics
  4. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
    those members who wished to involve themselves in Mandela's campaign would not be stopped from doing so by the ANC.
  5. plot
    plan secretly, usually something illegal
    Mandela was brought to stand trial with them for plotting to overthrow the government by violence.
  6. considerable
    large in number, amount, extent, or degree
    His statement from the dock received considerable international publicity.
  7. incarcerate
    lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
    From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated at Robben Island Prison
  8. resistance
    the action of opposing something that you disagree with
    He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength.
  9. compromise
    expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute
    He consistently refused to compromise his political position to obtain his freedom.
  10. strive
    attempt by employing effort
    After his release, he plunged himself wholeheartedly into his life's work, striving to attain the goals he and others had set out almost four decades earlier.
Created on Thu Sep 11 12:55:14 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Sep 11 18:09:09 EDT 2014)

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