South African Apartheid In South Africa

The South African apartheid was an injustice because it was developed to enforce prejudice and treat people unequally. The apartheid was a set of laws created in South Africa in 1948 after decades of racial segregation. Some people view the apartheid as capitalism that relied on South African labor. Other people see it as a way to legally enforce prejudice and white superiority on all South Africans. The apartheid increased the white minority’s economic and political power and was violently enforced by the government. It gave black South Africans little rights and poor living conditions. Ultimately the apartheid tore the country apart

Long before apartheid Diamonds and gold were found in South Africa by Europeans. This led to European colonization of South Africa. War between the English and the Dutch erupted in South Africa for the natural resources. They soon came to an agreement to make money off of cheap labor and slaves. The English and Dutch Europeans felt they were superior to the native South Africans. The use of slaves by the Dutch East Company made wages for working South Africans low. Then England emancipated slaves and slavery was traded with segregation. Race started to correspond with class in the social system with white being at the top of the system.

Racist laws were set in place that allowed white owned companies control over workers and they were paid low wages. This system of labor gained large profits for white companies. After world war one and two the African population in cities tripled. Most of the people lived in terrible living conditions like small and cramped shacks. More segregation laws were enforced and everything became more unequal.

In the 1940’s the Afrikaner National Party ca...

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...C, South African Indian Congress, South African Congress of Democrats and many more. One of the many acts of resistance was the Freedom Charter. It was made by South African Congress of Democrats which was an organization led by whites. They went around and had the document signed. The charter was for freedom of the apartheid.

In the 1960s the armed resistance began. Part of the ANC separated and became PAC they started many more armed protests. Many people were killed and a lot of violence was used against the people by the government. Then a stand still was reached neither side could force into submission. Then a new president was elected. He changed and unbanned many groups and people. Of those people Nelson Mandela was released and a few years later became president. He started negotiating with parties and groups on plans to build a new South Africa.