Segregation, Prejudice, And Apartheid In The United States

Introduction: “Love doesn’t care what language you speak, what colour you are, what religion you believe in, what car you drive, or the amount of money in your bank account, because love has boundaries” –Dabbi. Throughout the years, countries have strived together to end racism with countless commercials, news articles, and social media. Society is given what we want; hope. But as human beings, we want to see change with our own eyes. And we have. Together as a global society we have defeated segregation, apartheid, and diminished the stigma between races. Yet when one passes an interracial couple, thoughts engulf the mind with questions of how and why? Historically, the United States of America has promoted the idea of purity and separation

It was a system of racial segregation enforced by the National Party. Although Caucasians were the ones who created apartheid, not all agreed with the law imposed by legislation. All non-whites, mostly blacks, were affected greatly due to their suffering. For instance, more than nine million lost the right to vote. Many were not even allowed to move to rural cities without permission and a permit from the government. On the slightest chance, they were given a permit, they would then be forced to attain a job in factories. This tactic was purposely planned by the National Party to ensure cheap labour while keeping a high percentage of non-whites away from centers of population. After all non-whites, blacks were at the bottom of the social chain. Given unequal privileges, they were left with the worst facilities and basically segregated from whites. As a black, it was essential to always carry around a passport to confirm identification or heavy consequences were given, even as severe as jail time. Interracial couples were considered against the law, leaving them unhappy to be with a partner they truly love. In inference, the social chain was in order from whites, non-whites, and lastly blacks at the

But indeed, it was a detrimental issue to the people of the country. Apartheid promoted and sustained discrimination and racism among the people of South Africa. Stereotypes and judgements were always assumed for non-whites, overtime a negative stigma became attached. Due to apartheid, the policy prohibited any relations between whites and coloured. Anti-miscegenation was another law passed under apartheid. These laws enforced racial segregation for marriages and intimate relations. One could be criminalized for acting upon these levels. Many citizens of the country were unable to partake in the relationship they wanted. Interracial marriages were frowned upon the majority of the population due to the negative stigma attached of discrimination towards