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Apartheid was a system that began in 1902 after the Boer War(1889-1902) and became a hell in 1958 when President Hendrik Verwoerd made black people live in 9 separate townships in which they had to become a nation of their own which they spoke different languages and if you are caught without a passbook(identification) you will be killed, any dissenters removed, and any one caught out at night will be labeled missing, taken to a room and brutally and excruciatingly abused until they were literally begging for death(see sign below). There is a lot more involved (Sharpesville Massacre, Biko, Homelands, Nelson Mandela, 1985 Demonstration, etc.) I hope I was Helpful! :-)
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoApartheid essentially meant a heavy, codified form of racial segregation. Blacks and whites were essentially- kept- APART. The word is of Afrikaans ( a Dutch-based language)- origin and means Apartness or state of being Apart. Certain Biblical passages werer taken out of context ( like the one that goes- a Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation- A People Set Apart! ( this obviously referred to the Jewish Priestly class some time in the Old Testament.) Apartheid was enforced on all sorts of jobs and there was some paper justification that the Natives could work better at the higher temperatures ( being acclimatized to the surroundings) than the Whites, but the Blacks were on a lower pay scale. An inherently unjust system it is now moribund but not quite extinct. Term is normally applied to South Africa.
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∙ 14y agoThe apartheid (1940s-1990s I believe) occurred in south Africa It was basically just like the Civil Rights Movement in the US; the whites were favored over the blacks.
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What was the policy of the separation of blacks from whites which was the law of the republic in South Africa?
Apartheid
What was and where in Africa was apartheid practiced?
The whole country of South Africa. It was the national policy.
What is the strict separation of races in south Africa?
Apartheid
Which African country is known for the Apartheid government?
Apartheid - or cultural separation - was official policy in the Republic of South Africa until fairly recently.
Legalized racial segregation in south Africa?
Apartheid.
What was the policy of the separation of blacks from whites which was the law of the republic in South Africa?
Apartheid
Where was apartheid a government policy?
South Africa
How did south Africa overcome apartheid?
South Africa overcame apartheid in a good way. After apartheid got freedom and democracy
What was and where in Africa was apartheid practiced?
The whole country of South Africa. It was the national policy.
What is the strict separation of races in south Africa?
Apartheid
What help to end the Apartheid in South Africa?
AN oil embargo helped end apartheid in South Africa. Another thing that helped end apartheid was that in 1991 the South African government repealed apartheid laws.
Where in southern Africa did apartheid occur?
in South Africa
What part of Africa was apartheid held in?
south Africa
When did apartheid in America start?
America never had apartheid. Apartheid occurred in south africa.
Where was apartheid created?
in south africa
Where is apartheid located?
In South Africa
Where did apartheid happen?
south africa
