Dangers and difficulties have not deterred us in the past they will not frighten us now. But we must be prepared for them like men in business who do not waste energy in vain talk and idle action. The way of preparation (for action) lies in our rooting out all impurity and indiscipline from our organization and making it the bright and shining instrument that will cleave its way to freedom Nelson Mandela was born on July 18 1918 in a town called Umtata the Transkei area of South Africa. grew up as any other young African black boy an environment poverty and oppression. As young man he witnessed white government imposing more restrictions already down trodden uneducated majority. During his years at University College Fort Hare Africa where studied law became even aware atrocities injustices committed name apartheid. In 1944 joined National Congress (ANC) outspoken activist against laws