Elias is a poor black worker in South Africa. When he first met Mandela he was in a difficult period of his life. He began school at six. But he had to because his family could not continue to pay the school and the bus fare. When he got a job, he was worried about being out of work because he didn’t have a passbook. Then Mandela, who offered to poor black people on theirproblems told him what to do and helped him. When Mandelathe ANC Youth League, Elias joined it. At that time, black people couldn’t or choose their leaders, get the job they wanted and had to live in the parts of townwere decided by white people. With the help of Mandela, they chose to break the laws and fought against the white people with In 1963 he helpedup some government buildings, though it was dangerous for him, he was happy because he knew it was helpful totheir dream of making black and white people equal.