Post Square 12.07.13 ~ Mandela’s Unfulfilled Legacy
The cover photo on the Post today was taken in Johannesburg, where a
group of people marched to honor former South African president Nelson Mandela.
In the front of the crowd a small, towheaded boy reaches for the hand of an
older black woman identified as his nanny.
I chose as my detail a small section of a wall in the
background. I picked my colors randomly, but all at once and decided where to
put them instead of leaving that to chance. I’m pleased that, as it turned out,
I was able to illustrate a strong contrast using the bright compliments of
yellow and purple because it’s appropriate to the story.
Nelson Mandela envisioned a South Africa that thrived on
equality, with a political system that deserved the respect of the rest of the
world. During his presidency enormous strides were made toward these goals, but
the present day South Africa
is still a nation with devastating poverty which accentuates the racial divide
and a corrupt government.
White South Africans, on average, make six times that of
their black counterparts.
The current president, Jacob Zuma, has been accused of
spending close to twenty million dollars of state funds to renovate his
luxurious private home.
Fourteen-year-old student, Thandeke Belle, states in the
article, “If you are a normal person with no connections, you will be nothing in
today’s South Africa.”
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