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1、ELIAS9STORYMynameisElias・IamapoorblackworkerinSouthAfrica.ThetimewhenIfirstmetNelsonMandelawasaverydifficultperiodofmylife.Iwastwelveyearsold.Itwasin1952andMandelawastheblacklawyertowhomIwentforadvice.Heofferedguidancetopoorblackpeopleontheirlegalproblems.Hewasgenerouswit
2、hhistime,forwhichIwasgrateful.IneededhishelpbecauseIhadverylittleeducation.Ibeganschoolatsix.TheschoolwhereIstudiedforonlytwoyearswasthreekilometersaway.Ihadtoleavebecausemyfamilycouldnotcontinuetopaytheschoolfeesandthebusfare.Icouldnotreadorwritewell.Aftertryinghard,Igot
3、ajobinagoldmine.However,thiswasatimewhenonehadgottohaveapassbooktoliveinJohannesburg・SadlyIdidnothaveitbecauseIwasnotbornthere,andIwomedaboutwhetherIwouldbecomeoutofwork.ThedaywhenNelsonMandelahelpedmewasoneofmyhappiest.HetoldmyhowtogetthecorrectpaperssoIcouldstayinJohann
4、esburg.Ibecamemorehopefulaboutmyfuture・IneverforgothowkindMandelawas.WhenheorganizedtheANCYouthLeague,IjoineditassoonasIcould・Hesaid:“Thelastthirtyyearshaveseenthegreatestnumberoflawsstoppingourrightsandprogress,untiltodaywehavereachedastagewherewehavealmostnorightsatall/
5、9Itwasthetruth.Blackpeoplecouldnotvoteorchoosetheirleaders.Theycouldnotgetthejobstheywanted.Thepartsoftowninwhichtheyhadtoliveweredecidedbywhitepeople・TheplacesoutsidethetownswheretheyweresenttolivewerethepoorestpartsofSouthAfrica.Noonecouldgrowfoodthere.InfactasNelsonMan
6、delasaid:"...wewereputintoapositioninwhichwehadeithertoacceptwewerelessimportantorfightthegovernment・Wechosetoattackthelaws.Wefirstbrokethelawinawaywhichwaspeaceful;whenthiswasnotallowed...onlythendidwedecidetoanswerviolencewithviolence・Asamatteroffact,Idonotlikeviolence.
7、.・butin1963Ihelpedhimblowupsomegovernmentbuildings・ItwasverydangerousbecauseifIwascaughtIcouldbeputinprison.ButIwashappytohelpbecauseIknewitwouldhelpusachieveourdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal.THERESTOFELIAS1STORYYoucannotimaginehowthenameofRobbenIslandmadeusafraid.
8、Itwasaprisonfromwhichnooneescaped・ThereIspentthehardesttimeofmylife.ButwhenIgotthereNelsomMandel
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