South Africa and Apartheid

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South Africa and Apartheid
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Apartheid

• South Africans were legally classified by the
  color of their skin.
• The racial classifications were
• white
• black (largest group)
• Asian
• colored (mixed race)

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RacismApartheid

• Apartheid means separateness
• Black South Africans were not allowed to vote
• Black South Africans required to carry a pass
  with them at all times

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Apartheid

• Separate
• schools
• hospitals
• beaches
• libraries
• drinking fountains
• restrooms
• The services and buildings for whites were much
  better than those for everyone else.

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Nelson Mandela and the ANC

• The African National Congress (ANC)-fight for
  rights and freedoms of all South Africans.
• Nelson Mandela was their leader
• Mandela protested nonviolently and violently
• Police arrested Mandela
• He was imprisoned for 27 years.

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Nelson Mandela

• While in prison, Mandela continued to fight
  against apartheid. In a 1964 court appearance, he
  said
• During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to
  this struggle of the African people. I have
  fought against white domination, and I have
  fought against black domination. I have cherished
  the ideal of a democratic and free society in
  which all persons live together in harmony and
  with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I
  hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be,
  it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

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F.W. de Klerk

• F. W. de Klerk, president of South Africa,
• He released Nelson Mandela from prison
• De Klerk agreed to end apartheid
• Nelson Mandela becomes South Africas 1st black
  President

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South Africa Today

• Nelson Mandela wanted to bring all races together
  to work on South Africas problems when he became
  president
• Blacks and whites to work together
• Won the Nobel Peace Prize

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Summary

• Explain what Apartheid is and how did it come to
  an end in South Africa.
• Who is Nelson Mandela and why is he important?
• Who is F.W. de Klerk and why is he important?