South African Apartheid Causes

The word “Apartheid” is pronounced “apart-hate” with the goal to separate people according to the color of their skin. The end of an apartheid state in 1994 was caused by series of events that were through social, political, and cultural issues. Some examples that fall under these categories were the “Black Resistance” that included things such as Programs of Action, civil disobedience and boycotts. Also the influence of Nelson Mandela had a big impact during the fight for the end of the South African apartheid system. Finally, the uprising of the people demanding civil rights and the opportunity to be part of the government was also a cause of the end of this system. One of the major contributions to the end of the apartheid state in South …show more content…
They would ignore the “apartheid restrictions for blacks” such as making things only “white people” were allowed like going through the only “white entrance”. The continuity of actions like this lead to the arrest of around 8,000 people in just a few months; this also caused a positive effect on the organization since the popularity of this program increased and more people started to fight for the cause. The ANC was planning to rebel against this system in a peaceful way without fighting back with violence, but the response of the government was the opposite which later led to also a violent response from the “anti-apartheid” followers. In 1984, one of the most well-known boycotts was led by the United Democratic Front (UDF) this was a protest during the council elections in the black townships. The manifest was by part of the residents who denied to participate in this …show more content…
His childhood was marked by the apartheid system since he continuously saw the division such as jobs, houses, and trains (pg.64). Someone who he would look up to was Walter Sisulo, he admired the way he handled every situation during protests “He never lost his head in a crisis; he was often silent when others were shouting. (pg.64)”. In 1947, he became the Executive Committee of the Transvaal (ANC), this was a major step in his life during the fight of the end of this system. He was also part of the well-recognized “Defiance Campaign” the main goal of organization was to protest in a nonviolence way. Before the initiation of this campaign Mandela and other members were arrested since they were already seen as a threat; they were treated in a very violent way (pg.78). In the winter of 1964, he was arrested and was taken to Robben Island prison where he spent 18 years of his life. During this time period he began to write his biography called “The Long Walk to Freedom” where he basically talks about the journey of this fight for freedom (pg.13) The goal to the end the apartheid system wasn’t only from the “black race”, but also from white people that supported this movement from freedom. By 1993, many of the “black race” South Africans started to move out from