18. Mandela Set Up a Law Firm to Serve South Africa’s Black Population
The revolutionary leader worked as an attorney for a couple of different law firms before attaining his own licensure. He and an ANC friend, Oliver Tambo, opened up the only black African-run law office in South Africa. They charged meager rates and were frequently used by blacks who had suffered from police brutality. Mandela became popular and respected by not only the black masses but also by the middle-class elite blacks of Johannesburg.
