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Growing up in the racially oppressive culture of South Africa, Nelson Mandela used organized protests and boycotts to fight against the segregation that divided his country. A resistant leader and hero in the fight for racial justice, Mandela spent almost 30 years in prison before being elected president of South Africa in its very first free election. Mandelas message of equality has made him a true hero and inspiration to the world.