1. Apartheid in south Africa
By: Ezequiel Gonzalez & Chloe Villarreal

2. What is apartheid and how did it start
A legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party Government in South Africa between 1948 and In which non-whites were separated by color and race. And non-whites also lost their rights thanks to whites being in power.
All began after WW 2 by an all white government gained power they started enforcing policies of segregation.

4. The Result of Apartheid
Segregation of blacks and white in South Africa
Blacks and white couldn't marry
Whites had their own hospitals, schools, and neighborhoods
Made blacks illegal to work In sharecropping
Forced to live in homelands
Blacks would get very little and the worst land to farm
Force to work as migrant labor with low paid and was illegal to strike
Non whites also had to carry a passbook or an ID everywhere
They also had curfew
Were separate in 4 categories whites, blacks, Indian , and colored
There were 148 apartheid laws

5. Accomplishments of Nelson Mandela on apartheid
One of the major achievements is the ANC.
Became president after apartheid
Equality in south Africa under his leadership.
Gave right to non-whites and the ability to vote.
Got rid of apartheid laws and segregation against non-whites
Unified two racial groups and he also created justice for his people.
And he also made huge impact in the world with his actions.

6. Nelson Mandela Former president of South Africa (1994-1999)
Member of the African National Congress (ANC) party in 1940
Leader of both peaceful protests and armed resistance against the white minority’s oppressive regime in a racially divided South Africa.
Thanks to his actions made him the face of apartheid movement
His punishment for his actions was prison for nearly 3 decades.

7. The African National Congress (ANC)
A national liberation movement to unite the Africans to help with the struggle of fundamental political, social and economic change.
On January 8, 1912 representatives, church organizations, and other individuals in Bloemfontein and formed the ANC.
The Republic of South’s Africa's governing social democratic political party
Uses nonviolent when fighting for civil rights.
Group of blacks who thought that whites were treating them unfairly because they controlled south Africa.

8. Apartheid timeline in south Africa
May General election starts apartheid
National party wins general election and makes laws restricting non whites from rights
June 1952 ANC starts the Defiance Campaign
Volunteers begin peaceful resistance and protests against laws EX: sitting in white people benches
1953- The Bantu Education act is passed
A law separating people in education places such as school
December Nelson Mandela is arrested for treason
Nelson, anti-apartheid, and several people arrested for protesting against apartheid charged with treason, but after 4 years found non guilty
1959- Separate Homelands are created for non whites
Government passes law to separate non-whites making them move to homelands called Bantustans. Government did this to stop non whites from being citizens of south Africa
March 21, Sharpeville massacre 69 are killed
Apartheid requires people to carry a passbook containing personal info. When protesters are arrested and brought to Sharpeville PD without passbooks a riot starts making police kill 69 people.
August 5,1962- Mandela arrested for treason again
He is arrested for bombing government targets and is sentence to life in prison
Feb 2, President Frederik Willem e Klerk ends the ban of the ANC
Even though he supported apartheid he lifts the ban of the ANC in 1990
Feb 11, 1990 – Mandela released from prison
After 27 years in prison nelson freed thanks to President Frederik Willem de Klerk
May 10, 1994 – Mandela becomes president of south Africa
In the country’s first election where blacks and white could vote Nelson Mandela is elected as president of south Africa. Becoming the first black president in south Africa.

9. Work Cite
History.com Staff. "Apartheid." History.com. A E Networks, Web. Apr “A series of Land Acts set aside more than 80 percent of the country’s land for the white minority, and “pass laws” required non-whites to carry documents authorizing their presence in restricted areas.”
South African History Online Producers. “African National Congress." South African History Online. N.p., 20 Mar Web. May 2017.
"Madiba." Nelsonmandelas.com. N.p., n.d. Web. Apr
Adeleke, Tunde. "The African National Congress." BlackPast.org. N.p., n.d. Web. Apr  "This was initially a moderate movement aimed at improving the status of non-whites in South Africa whose careers had been stymied by racial discrimination.”