South African Apartheid
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw” (Nelson Mandela 1995). South African apartheid denied men even the most basic human rights, such as freedom, respect, and dignity because of their color. This horrific form of imperialism allowed white men to overpower the native population of South Africa by taking their land, jobs, and education, simply because they were stronger and had more political power and influence. From 1948 to 1994, black lives were ruled by the law of white men. Blacks were segregated, tormented and forced to raise their children in the worst conditions imaginable. South African apartheid became the new norm for the natives in 1948 …show more content…
For example, black children were restricted from attending school with other white children. Not to mention the requirements for teaching in a black-only school were clearly subordinate when compared to the standards in white-only schools because when each child graduated from each school, the white child was always more qualified for a higher-paying job due to the fact that that schooling was better.The U.S. Library of Congress also explains in the article, Employment and Labor, “During the 1960s and 1970s, per capita spending on white pupils was about ten times greater than educational spending on black pupils” (U.S. Library of Congress). In addition to schooling, another social effect apartheid had on the black people of South Africa was that it was mandatory for blacks to live separately, in small and usually dirty villages, away from whites and other populations such as Indians. This had a major affect on the ways children grew up, thinking they were not like the other kids, not being able to participate in the same games and have the same opportunities solely because of their skin color. Not only this, but white children were taught to hate and abuse the blacks. The last social difference would be that the blacks were forced to carry around I.D’s, signifying all of that person’s personal information. This I.D could be asked to be shown by any white citizen, including children. …show more content…
The parties had a nonwhite majority, according to the article, Apartheid by History.com, which marked the official end of apartheid because white supremacist no longer had the upper-hand in political decision-making (History.com). However, there still many hardships the natives, and government still encounter to this day. For example, the article, Apartheid Impacts are still felt in South Africa by Rich Elfers reveals, “...there was a wildcat (non-union backed) strike at the Marikana platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg. Rioting black miners attacked police, some with guns. Police returned fire. Forty-six were killed in the violence, including some police, also black. Strikers had lost confidence in their black-run union and had struck for higher wages...they eventually got their demands in order to end the strike and the rioting” (Elfers). To elaborate, too many black workers are still treated unfairly with unequal pay and violence has turned to their only option since the government is still oblivious to the imbalances in income. Next, South Africa has the highest rate of AIDS, a deadly sickness which weakens person’s ability to fight infection, in the entire world,. AIDS is spread through direct contact of bodily fluids. The disease eventually leads to
“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw” (Nelson Mandela 1995). South African apartheid denied men even the most basic human rights, such as freedom, respect, and dignity because of their color. This horrific form of imperialism allowed white men to overpower the native population of South Africa by taking their land, jobs, and education, simply because they were stronger and had more political power and influence. From 1948 to 1994, black lives were ruled by the law of white men. Blacks were segregated, tormented and forced to raise their children in the worst conditions imaginable. South African apartheid became the new norm for the natives in 1948 …show more content…
For example, black children were restricted from attending school with other white children. Not to mention the requirements for teaching in a black-only school were clearly subordinate when compared to the standards in white-only schools because when each child graduated from each school, the white child was always more qualified for a higher-paying job due to the fact that that schooling was better.The U.S. Library of Congress also explains in the article, Employment and Labor, “During the 1960s and 1970s, per capita spending on white pupils was about ten times greater than educational spending on black pupils” (U.S. Library of Congress). In addition to schooling, another social effect apartheid had on the black people of South Africa was that it was mandatory for blacks to live separately, in small and usually dirty villages, away from whites and other populations such as Indians. This had a major affect on the ways children grew up, thinking they were not like the other kids, not being able to participate in the same games and have the same opportunities solely because of their skin color. Not only this, but white children were taught to hate and abuse the blacks. The last social difference would be that the blacks were forced to carry around I.D’s, signifying all of that person’s personal information. This I.D could be asked to be shown by any white citizen, including children. …show more content…
The parties had a nonwhite majority, according to the article, Apartheid by History.com, which marked the official end of apartheid because white supremacist no longer had the upper-hand in political decision-making (History.com). However, there still many hardships the natives, and government still encounter to this day. For example, the article, Apartheid Impacts are still felt in South Africa by Rich Elfers reveals, “...there was a wildcat (non-union backed) strike at the Marikana platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg. Rioting black miners attacked police, some with guns. Police returned fire. Forty-six were killed in the violence, including some police, also black. Strikers had lost confidence in their black-run union and had struck for higher wages...they eventually got their demands in order to end the strike and the rioting” (Elfers). To elaborate, too many black workers are still treated unfairly with unequal pay and violence has turned to their only option since the government is still oblivious to the imbalances in income. Next, South Africa has the highest rate of AIDS, a deadly sickness which weakens person’s ability to fight infection, in the entire world,. AIDS is spread through direct contact of bodily fluids. The disease eventually leads to