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Primary Sources- Famous Speeches: Nelson Mandela's Address on his Release from Prison

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Read the passage Famous Speeches: Nelson Mandela's Address on his Release from Prison. Then answer the questions below.

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Read the passage Famous Speeches: Nelson Mandela's Address on his Release from Prison. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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According to the source, which group supported anti-apartheid efforts internationally?

Frontline States

National Union of South African Students

Black Sash

South African Communist Party

Question 2

2.

What was the purpose of Mandela's speech? Select two correct answers.

to urge the government to continue the fight against apartheid

Question 3

3.

Drag each quotation into the correct box to show whether it reflects Mandela's view of the current status of South Africa or Mandela's hope for its future.

"I feel that the leader of the movement is a person who has been democratically elected at a national conference."
"Negotiations must lead to the end of apartheid."
"Mr. de Klerk has gone further than any other Nationalist president."
"I again call for, inter alia, the immediate ending of the state of emergency."

Current status
Hope for future

to thank those who advocated Mandela's release from prison

to ask other countries to follow the example that Mandela has set in South Africa

to explain the importance of leading with humility 

to criticize the government for allowing Mandela to spend years in prison