The Rise of Apartheid in South Africa

Separate and UNEQUAL

Background1652, Dutch settlers arrive at Cape

Town “Boers” (farmers in Dutch)Slaves brought from other parts of

Africa and Asia1795: British siezed Cape1899 and 1902 Boer Wars, British win1909 South Africa Act: longstanding

racial segregation

Apartheid takes hold10 % of S. Africans are white

Afrikaners, or “White Africans” of European background

90% are native Bantu, mixed race, or Asian background

Apartheid = APARTNESS Brutally repressive regime!

Images from Apartheid

1948: White Nationalist Party Comes to power, passes

repressive laws Group Areas Act of 1950 1949 Mixed Marriages

Act 1953: Criminal Law

Amendment Act 1953: Bantu Education

Act 1970: Bantu Homelands

Act

The ANC fights back! African National

Congress Nelson Mandela and

others, dedicated to ending Apartheid

Protest at Sharpeville, 1960 Peaceful protest Police opened fire, killing

69 and wounding 186 in the back!

Sharpeville’s Impact?Gains international attention to cause!Nelson Mandela jailed for 27 years!ANC is outlawed and goes

“underground”Steve Biko and other students lead

protests in 1970s

Images from Sharpeville, 1960

Soweto UprisingPeaceful protest, 1976, against teaching

only Afrikaans language in schoolsPolice opened fire, killing over 1,000

people—mostly students!

Images from Soweto, 1976

GLOBAL struggle!Find 5 events for South Africa and 5

events for the US related to the STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS from 1912-1994.

Plot on a timeline: South Africa on top, US on bottom.

Briefly explain each!