Nelson Mandela Outline
Nelson Mandela Outline
Nelson Mandela Outline
Mrs. DeVito
8 March 2018
I. Introduction
A. “Everyone can rise above their circumstances and achieve success if they are
dedicated to and passionate about what they do,” (Durando). A quote from Nelson
Mandela.
B. Thesis- Based off of our research, Nelson Mandela fits Gladwell’s theory of being
an outlier because of demographic luck and being born at the right time.
A. Family- Nelson Mandela was born into a into a royal family of the Xhosa-
speaking Thembu tribe on July 18th, 1918 in the small South African village of
Mvezo in the Transkei, a former British protectorate. According to the New York
“troublemaker” and was given his more familiar name, Nelson, by a teacher at
age 7. Nelson Mandela’s mother, Nosekeni Fanny, was his father’s third out of
four wives and he had nine sisters and three brothers (Delviscio, Fisher, Allert,
Sinha).
1. Thembu tribe - Bantu-speaking people who inhabit the upper reaches of the
Mzimvubu River in Eastern province, South Africa. The Tembu speak a dialect of
Xhosa, a Bantu language of the Nguni group that is closely related to Zulu
(Brittanica).
2. Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa- Nelson Mandela’s father. He was the tribal chief of
Mvezo but died in 1928 at the age of 48 because of tuberculosis (Gadla Henry
Mphakanyiswa).
A. Education- Nelson Mandela was the first in his family to receive a formal
University College of Fort Hare, in Alice in 1939 but according to the Nelson
South Africa and in 1943, he graduates with a BA from Fort Hare and enrolls for
and the ANC grew stronger after the 1948 election victory of the
recently declared South Africa a republic and withdrawn from the British
Commonwealth.
began to believe that armed struggle was the only way to achieve change.
Evelyn Mase where they had 4 children and 2 children with his second
wife Winnie Madikizel and his third wife, Graca Machel. Nelson Mandela
of books on his life and struggles, among them “No Easy Walk to
B. Nobel Prize- In 1993, Nelson Mandela and President de Klerk were both
rewarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work towards dismantling
but many black South Africans wanted a complete transfer of power. The
(Britannica)
C. Presidency-On April 27, 1994, South Africa held its first democratic
D. Battle with cancer- In 2001, Nelson Mandela was diagnosed with prostate
frail in his later years and scaled back his schedule of public appearances.
V. Conclusion
various opportunities that were present in Mandela’s life and allowed him
on the political and social life in South Africa and had changed it for the
better.
because since Mandela was born into a royal family as the son of a chief,
quality of education. He was born at the right time when apartheid was
common in South Africa but there wasn’t much being done and it was also
been born to a different tribe in Africa, then he would not have had the
Delviscio, Jeffery, et al. “The Life and Legacy of Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013.” The New York
Times, The New York Times, 5 Dec. 2013,
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/05/world/africa/Mandela-
Timeline.html#/#time216_6691.
Durando, Jessica. “15 Of Nelson Mandela's Best Quotes.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information
Network, 6 Dec. 2013, www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2013/12/05/nelson-mandela-
quotes/3775255/.
Gladwell, Malcolm. Outliers: The Story Of Success. New York : Back Bay Books, 2011. Print.