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Civil rights and social protests
South Africa
Apartheid system
: Separateness, Africans and Indians had no voting rights at all
Nelson Mandela
: 1st South African president, wanted to overthrown this system
MK
(Umkhonto we Sizwe), sabotage and tactics against violence
Passes: Forced black men to carry a pass with their information
African National Congress
(ANC)
against it, aimed to keep peace
Drew up the
Freedom Charter
Protestans were arrested:
Treason Trial
to took them out
The Rivonia Trial
gave the opportunity to talk about apartheid
Mandela talking at this trial:
https://youtu.be/g5OJ205MdKI
Types of people
Bantustans - homelands, natives
Black asians
Afrikaners - withe South Africans
Sharpeville Massacre
:police opened fire on an anti-government demonstration, killing 69 black persons
USA
Legal system dominated by Whites
Jim Crow laws:
(
https://www.nps.gov/malu/learn/education/jim_crow_laws.htm
)
Inequality
and
discrimination
against black americans
Segregation
: physical separation
Ku Klux Klan
(KKK)
white supremacist group, by violence and intimidation
Legal action
Central High School: Protect black student's entrance
Board of education: demand for integrated schools
Direct action
Montgomery Bus Boycott: Rosa Parks refused to give sit to a white man
Non-violent political protest: segregation of public services was illegal
Sit-ins: Black students sat on a Whites-only counter; later, luch counters were desegregated in 126 cities
The Freedom Riders: Riding of interstate buses in mixed racial groups --> forced the government to desegregate interstate transportation
Marches: Birmingham and Washington --> Led by Martin Luther King
Malcom X
: "We want freedom, justice and equality by any means necessary."
Black Power:
: Black people taking responsabilities for themselves and rejecting white help.