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Apartide. The History of Apartheid in South Africa Strategists in the National
Party invented apartheid as a means to cement their ...
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The History of Apartheid in South Africa Strategists in the National Party invented apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. Initially, aim of the apartheid was to maintain white domination while extending racial separation. Starting in the 60's, a plan of ``Grand Apartheid'' was executed, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression. With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized. Race laws touched every aspect of social life, including a prohibition of marriage between non-whites and whites, and the sanctioning of ``white-only'' jobs. In 1950, the Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified into one of three categories: white, black (African), or colored (of mixed decent). The coloured category included major subgroups of Indians and Asians. Classification into these categories was based on appearance, social acceptance, and descent. For example, a white person was defined as ``in appearance obviously a white person or generally accepted as a white person.'' A person could not be considered white if one of his or her parents were non-white. The determination that a person was ``obviously whit
Apartheid, the Afrikaans word for "apartness" was the system used in South Africa from the
years 1948 to 1994. During these years the nearly 31.5 million blacks in South Africa
were treated cruelly and without respect. They were given no representation in the
National party even though they made up most of the country.
It was not until 1994 when a black man name Nelson Mandela came to power in the South
Africa congress. Once elected Mandela removed all racist laws against blacks and all
other minorities.
Nelson Mandela is one of the great leaders of our time. A hero whose lifelong strugal to
the fight against Apartheid in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the
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