Apartheid in South Africa

1. Apartheid in South Africa

2. Apartheid • Legal separation of the races. • This was the law of the Union of South Africa in 1948, so the minority white population could stay in power by denying non-whites the right to vote. • Citizens were either classified as Black, Colored, Asian or White. They were required to carry cards that identified them.

3. Non white treatment • Blacks were only allowed to own a very small amount of land • Schools, libraries, movie theaters, restaurants were segregated • People were not allowed to marry outside their race.

4. Two groups fought to put an end to the apartheid system: • African National Congress – led by Nelson Mandela to gain equal right for all South Africans • Pan African Congress

5. Many countries around the world were critical of the prejudiced government. • Some countries put trade embargos on South Africa and protested against apartheid. • Riots and fighting broke out. • Mandela was sentenced to prison for speaking out against the government.

6. F.W. de Klerk, South Africa’s president agreed to allow the African National Congress to operate as a legal party in 1990. • He released Nelson Mandela from prison after 27 years. • He began to repeal apartheid laws.

7. 1994 – 1st election with all races included. • African National Congress won the most delegates to the new government. • Nelson Mandela was chosen as the first black president. (Symbolic end to the apartheid system)

8. Mandela’s goal was to get the races in South Africa to work together and try to overcome the hatred that had grown during the apartheid years.

9. Pan-African Movement • Create more unity among Africans around the world. • Increase a sense of nationalism among Africans nations and a movement toward independence in the early 20th century. • Develop an organization of African countries known as the African Union (AU).