Apartheid in South Africa began in 1948, but racial segregation had existed for centuries. It was developed by Afrikaner scholars and enforced by the National Party, led by Hendrik Verwoerd. The system categorized people by color and confined black people to “homelands.” Apartheid ended in 1994, but its legacy remains in strained race relations and […]
Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation in South Africa that lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. Pressure from within the country, external pressure from Western nations, and economic pressure contributed to its end. However, apartheid left behind an indelible cultural legacy that will take decades to repair. A combination of […]
Apartheid was a legal system of racial separation in South Africa from 1948 to 1993, with discrimination against people of color being legally entrenched. Nelson Mandela and the African National Congress worked to abolish apartheid, with Mandela becoming the first black president of South Africa in 1994. Apartheid separated different races and forced non-whites into […]
