Apartheid: The Rise and Fall of ‘Apartheid’ Laws in South Africa

South Africa marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of apartheid in 2019. Apartheid, which means “isolation” in Afrikaans, was a set of strict laws targeting the country’s visible minorities and is considered one of the darkest periods in the country’s history. For nearly half a century, non-white South Africans were stripped of their freedoms and suffered from government restrictions. The face of the anti-apartheid movement became Nelson Mandela, who was imprisoned as a political prisoner for 27 years and would later become the country’s president and an icon of freedom and justice. So how did institutionalized discrimination take root in South Africa, and what steps were taken to end apartheid? For more information, visit https://globalnews.ca/tag/apartheid/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #AntiApartheid #Apartheid #SouthAfrica #SAapartheid #GlobalNews #ApartheidLaws

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