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South Africa and Apartheid

South Africa and Apartheid . Apartheid . Government policy that called for “separate development” of the races Four racial categories: Africans  75% Whites  14% Colored (Those of African and European descent)  9% Asians and Indians 2% . Minority Rule.

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South Africa and Apartheid

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  1. South Africa and Apartheid

  2. Apartheid • Government policy that called for “separate development” of the races • Four racial categories: • Africans75% • Whites14% • Colored (Those of African and European descent)9% • Asians and Indians2%

  3. Minority Rule • South Africa’s white minority rules the non-white majority

  4. Pass Laws • All blacks had to carry passbooks to show where they lived and worked • Blacks were only allowed to buy land in small areas known as reserves

  5. Homelands • 1950 • 14% of South African land was set aside for the black population • All other land was reserved for whites

  6. Townships • Areas away from cities where Africans were forced to live if they worked in urban areas

  7. Protests and Reactions • Sharpeville (1960)- Blacks demonstrated against the pass laws; white police killed 69 protestors • Reaction • Harsher pass laws • Jailed people without trial • Outlawed ANC

  8. Protests and Reactions • Soweto (1976)- Peaceful student protest against Afrikaans being made the official language in the school • Hundreds of students killed • Peaceful protests continued

  9. 1980’s and Early 1990’s • Blacks could serve in advisory roles in government • Pass laws end • People could no longer be removed to the homelands by force • Interracial marriage allowed • Some black people could: • Own their own homes • Have their families live with them • Change jobs without permission

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