Friday, May 23, 2008
history of apartheid
Apartheid came to south africa with the fight between the dutch and the english, though designed by the loseing side of the dutch apartheid made it self known by placeing the races of the country apart from eachother and cementing whites as the dominant race though also the minority in the land. Every aspect of life had rules separating blacks, whites, and those of mixed race, createing hatred through all of them for each other. Blacks were required to carry pass books showing their standings under apartheid, and misstake was delt with imediatly and harshly. Eventually blacks broke under the weight of apartheid and revolted, a large group refused to carry the pass books and many were killed, the majority who weren't were still wounded. Though most of these horrible asspects of apartheid have been removed the life is still beingled by many, and the fight continues on for equal rights.
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