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What is apartheid? What would apartheid be comparable to that we’ve experienced in the US?
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What is apartheid?
What would apartheid be comparable to that we’ve
experienced in the US?
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South African Apartheid
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U.S. Civil Rights Movement
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Key Facts of the South African Apartheid
• The South African lasted between 1948-1994• In 1934, white South Africans gained partial
independence from Great Britain; this lead to the apartheid
• The definition of apartheid is a system or practice that separates people according to race or color
• Whites were the minority in South Africa• Although many of the leaders were against violence, it
played a large role in the apartheid with numerous riots• Nelson Mandela and FW Clerk (S. Africa’s previous
president) were prominent figures in ending apartheid
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Key Facts of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement
• Took place nearly 100 years after the abolishment of slavery
• Mainly took place between 1955-1965 • ended segregation publicly and legally• Jim Crow laws designated the use of many places
such as parks, schools, and restaurants for 'whites only' or for 'coloreds’
• Conducted peaceful demonstrations to get their point across, such as sit-ins, marches, and protests.
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, & Malcolm X were prominent figures in ending segregation