South African Apartheid

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South African Apartheid
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ApartheidSystem of racial segregation that was
enforced in South Africa from 1948-1994
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4 Main Groups

• Whites geographically
  and
• Blacks ? forcibly separated
• Indians from each other
  on
• Colored the basis of the
  legal
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  classification

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Creation of Apartheid

• Legacy of British colonialism
• Introduced a system of pass laws
• Regulation of movement of blacks from the tribal
  regions to the areas occupied by whites and
  colored

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Pass Laws

• Restricted the movement of blacks
• Prohibited their movement from one district to
  another without a signed pass
• Blacks were not allowed onto streets after dark
  and they had to carry a pass at all times.

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Apartheid Laws

• The Population Registration Act (1950)
• Required for all citizens to be registered as
  black, white or colored
• Bantu Authorities Act (1951)
• Created separate government structures for black
  people
• The Reservation of Separate Amenities Act (1953)
• Prohibited people of different races from using
  the same public amenities (drinking fountains,
  restrooms ect.)
• The Extension of University Education Act (1959)
• Created separate universities for Black, Colored
  and Indians

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Apartheid Day to Day

• Blacks were not allowed to buy hard liquor
• Black rarely had plumbing or electricity
• After1948 marriages between races were prohibited
• Black were excluded from living or working in
  white areas
• Black people were not allowed to employ whites
• Transports and civil facilities were segregated
• Non-whites were not allowed to run a businesses
  or professional practices

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Forced Removal

• Resettlement policies
• Most Publicized 1950s
• 60,000 people were moved from Johannesburg to the
  new township of Soweto.
• 3.5million people were forced to resettle during
  the 60s ,70s and early 80s