South America. Nelson Mandela

<Tab/>"There shall be no equality in State or Church between white and black." This quote is taken from the Constitution of the South African Republic, before the national policy of apartheid was abolished in 1994. Apartheid is a cruel and unjust policy of total separation between whites and any other race. It originated in the 1600's, when the European explorers begun settling in Africa.
<Tab/>One of the greatest contributors to the abolition of apartheid in South Africa was Nelson Mandela, South Africa's former Prime Minister. With his strong motivation and unlimited desire to be treated equally, he earned the support of not only black people but many white people of South Africa as well. …