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Nelson Mandela, the  black president of South Africa battled for the liberty of his people. In this excerpt, Mandela discusses "", a historical event. He goes into great  in his book on the pains he had as a young man. Along with other black individuals, he experienced from white people. The energetic youngster thought about leaving his house to experience . He desired to wed the woman of his choosing. But with time, he came to understand that  has more value. He made the decision to free his own people. On May 10, 1994, he was able to the long-cherished dreams of the  who had given their lives to uphold dignity for future . He paints  views of his nation: one in which black people were  and forced to suffer in silence, and the other in which they will be allowed to live  lives.