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The Bantu Education Act 1953 (Act No. 47 of 1953; later renamed the Black Education Act, 1953) was a South African segregation law that legislated for several aspects of the apartheid system. Its major provision enforced racially-separated educational facilities; [1] Even universities were made "tribal", and all but three missionary schools ...
Racial segregation is the separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life. Segregation can involve the spatial separation of the races, and mandatory use of different institutions, such as schools and hospitals by people of different races. Specifically, it may be applied to activities such as eating in restaurants ...
Internal resistance to apartheid. Part of the decolonisation of Africa. Nelson Mandela burns his passbook in 1960 as part of a civil disobedience campaign. Date. 4 June 1948 – 10 May 1994. (45 years, 11 months and 6 days) [note 1] Location. South Africa. Result.
David Goldblatt HonFRPS (29 November 1930 – 25 June 2018) was a South African photographer noted for his portrayal of South Africa during the apartheid period. [1][2] After apartheid's end, he concentrated more on the country's landscapes. Goldblatt's body of work was distinct from that of other anti-apartheid artists in that he photographed ...
The department sought to equip black students with the abilities needed to function as low-skilled workers. Abstract thinking and subjects deemed to be of no use to manual laborers (such as mathematics and science) were neglected. [3] Teaching an apartheid-friendly version of Christian values to students was also prioritized. [4]
512 pp. ISBN. 978-0385509930. Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present is a 2007 book by Harriet A. Washington. It is a history of medical experimentation on African Americans. From the era of slavery to the present day, this book presents the first detailed account of ...
The Population Registration Act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of South Africa be classified and registered in accordance with their racial characteristics as part of the system of apartheid. [1][2][3] Race classification certificate issued in terms of the Population Registration Act. Explanation of South African identity numbers in an ...
Apartheid Museum. The Apartheid Museum is a museum illustrating apartheid and the 20th-century history of South Africa. The museum, part of the Gold Reef City complex in Johannesburg, was opened in November 2001. [1] At least five times a year, events are held at the museum to celebrate the end of apartheid and the start of multiracial ...