Summary for Long Walk to Freedom NCERT Class 10th
Quick Revision Notes
• Nelsom Mandela swears in as the first black president of South Africa on 10th May 1994.
• At the time of his swearing two national anthems were sung. He wished that freedom in Africa should reign.
• The swearing in ceremony took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheater in Pretoria
• He addressed the rainbow gathering with a zest telling that never, never, and never again should it be that that beautiful land would experience the oppression of one by another.
• He wished that freedom in Africa should reign.
• The army officials who could have caught have and put him in jail before were saluting him to pay respect to the newly born democracy.
• The two national anthems were sung at the time of his swearing in ceremony.
• He recalls back the history and pays homage to the national martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the sake of their motherland.
• He tells about the martyrs were the man of extraordinary courage and wisdom and generosity.
• That’s why he pays homage to the national martyrs who sacrifice their lives for the sake of their motherland.
• The country of South Africa is rich in minerals and gems but the greatest wealth of country is its people.
• He tells no one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background , or his religion.
• If people learn to hate, they can be taught to love too.
• He talks that man's goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never exhausted.
• He talks about the twin obligations-obligation towards his family & obligation towards his nation.
• While discharging his duties he found he was not free. Hence, he joined African National Congress fought for the freedom of his country.
• He well known about the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.
• The oppressor and oppressed are alike are robbed of their humanity.