Events
Mark Mathabane was born
OCTOBER 18, 19601965: Mark’s home was raided and
he was forced to protect his siblings.1966: Mark's father was taken to prison1967: Mark was almost raped1970: Mark witnesses a murder and contemplates suicide1966: Granny helped Mama pay for their rent when Papa was gone.1962: The United States establishes the Special
Committee Against Apartheid to support a political
process of peaceful change, based on the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.1967: Granny started to work as a gardener for a white family, the Smiths1967: Uncle Piet, 13, was taken away by Peri-Urban1970: Resistance to Apartheid laws increases.1973: The United Nations passed a
resolution condemning Apartheid.1973: Granny brings Mark books from the Smiths’ and a tennis racket1973: Mark meets Scaramouche and they begin their career1973: He graduated from primary school being one of the smartest1973: Mark gets a scholarship to pay for secondary school1974: Mark joins the tennis team1974: Mark meets Wilfred Horn, who owns a tennis ranch1974: Mark started to practice tennis at
Wilfred's ranch1975: Arthur Ashe inspired Mark to get a scholarship for tennis1976: People in Soweto riot and demonstrate against police
discrimination and instruction in Afrikaans. 575 killed and injured.
Many were arrested. Stephen Biko left in jail to die1977: Mark and Stan Smith go in the Sugar Circuit1977: Mark played in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth1978: Mark starts rebelling and wants equal rights1978: Death rates rise1978: Mark sees 12 year old girl being dragged away dead1979: Mark got a tennis scholarship for a college in South Carolina1980: People in government around the world launch
a campaign to boycott South Africa. Civil obedience and
other protests increase.1981: Mark leaves his family in South Africa to live freely in America1985: The United Democratic Front was formed in South Africa,
which was led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Reverend Allan
Boesak. The organization helped spread the word worldwide
about the problems of apartheid.1987: International pressure forces south africa to end apartheidPeriods
1963-1990: Nelson Mandela, head of the African National congress, is jailed for the third time.1991-1994: Nelson Mandela is elected
president and the rest of the apartheid
laws are repealed.
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