Apartheid
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- White South Africans
- In 1948, the Afrikaner National Party won the election for Apartheid (strict racial segregation) to become the law of South Africa
- Non - White South Africans
- Immorality Amendment Act, of 1950 Prohibited adultery, attempted adultery or related immoral acts (extra-marital sex) between white and black people
- In 1950, The government established Apartheid Laws
- Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, of 1953Forced segregation of all public buildings and public transportation with the goal of ending contact between whites and other races. “White Only” and “Non-Whites Only” signs were put up
- Group Areas Act, of 1950 Forced physical separation between races by creating different townships (neighborhoods) for different races
- Terrorism Act, of 1967Any person who uses violence to protest against the government of South Africa may be put in jail without trial. White men who encourage Africans to disobey the apartheid laws may be fined, jailed, or both
- Pass Laws, of 1952Forced black people to carry identification with them at all times. It was a criminal offence to be unable to produce a pass when required to do so by police. No black person could leave his/her township unless going to work, and must show pass upon entering the white township
- On March 21, 1960, The Sharpeville Massacre occurred where police opened fire on people peacefully protesting causing 69 people to be killed
- Nelson Mandela (+ others) captured and convicted of sabotage and treason and sentenced to life-in-prison. But after 27 years in prison Mandela was released in 1990
- In 1990, F.W. de Klerk abandoned apartheid and repealed segregation laws. In 1994, an election was held in which South Africans of all races could vote
- Mandela became the first black president of South Africa on May 10, 1994
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