"Freedom is never given; it is won."

Hi friends! :)

In school, we watched the film “A long walk to freedom” which is based on Nelson Mandela’s biography. He fought against apartheid and for fairness and rights of black people.





We think the most powerful scene in this film is where the black people started a civil war among themselves.


First, they protest together against apartheid, but then they weren’t of the same opinion anymore. Some of the black people wanted to fight with force and war against the white population, like Winni Mandela, his wife, determined. However, the others believed it is only possible to get equality if black and white people live together in peace, as Nelson Mandela said. Therefore, they thought the best way to resolve this problem would be to talk to each other. For that reason, the apartheid degenerated in a civil war between the black populations. They punched each other’s that hard, so lots of them died.



Unfortunately, it’s not over now. Of course, it’s not exactly the same as in South Africa at that time, but it’s similar in Europe. Like the white people didn’t want black people in their country, now some people don’t want refugees from Syria in their village. Many countries reject them back in their dangerous state, if it’s necessary with violent and weapons.

xoxo

Daria and Elisa J