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APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA - Coggle Diagram
APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA
Overview of Apartheid
Started in 1948
Legal system of segregation imposed by the white minority on the black majority
Based on racial discrimination and enforced by laws
Segregation Details
Living areas
Black people were banned from living, doing business, or owning land in white-designated areas.
Public facilities
Separate sections for whites and non-whites
Transport (buses, trains)
Schools, hospitals, restaurants, parks, beaches
Signs marked areas for “White” or “Non-White”
Interracial marriage
Prohibited by law
Civil Rights Restrictions
Black people were not recognized as citizens in cities
Considered aliens/foreigners and forced to move
Black homelands (segregated territories)
Townships (ghettos)
Consequences of Disobedience
Arrest and imprisonment
Physical punishment
Beatings
Torture