"South Africa gained independence from Britain in 1910. However, the white minority kept political and economic power for themselves. In 1948, they adopted apartheid, a former South African policy of strict separation of races. Apartheid laws limited where Black people could live, work, travel, go to school, and receive medical care. Black South Africans could not vote or marry people of different races."
"Many people inside and beyond South Africa believed Apartheid was wrong. Protests within the country were often met with police violence. The government jailed leaders of groups like the African National Congress (ANC), a political party that worked for Black civil rights."
"Nelson Mandela played a key role in ending apartheid. He was an ANC leader who was jailed in 1962. He continued to protest from prison. F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's president from 1989-1994, realized that apartheid was destroying South Africa. In 1990, he released Mandela from prison and agreed to end apartheid. In 1994, South Africans of all races voted together and Mandela became president. South Africa was truly free and independent at last.".
Definition of Apartheid from the online textbook: A former South African policy of keeping white and black South Africans apart.
What was Apartheid? Describe it in at least three sentences. (You may use the text above and sentence starters below to help you!) I'm expecting 8th grade, not high school or college level writing. Just try your best! Please use the text above and sentence starters below to tell me in your own words about Apartheid. I'm not looking for an essay. Just three sentences describing what Apartheid was, laws Black Africans had to follow and when it ended.
Apartheid was....
Two laws Black Africans had to follow during Apartheid were....
Apartheid ended after....
Apartheid was a policy in South Africa that separated white and black people, limiting where Black people could live, work, go to school, and receive medical care. Black South Africans were also not allowed to vote or marry people of different races.
Two laws Black Africans had to follow during Apartheid were restrictions on where they could live, and limitations on their movement and education.
Apartheid ended after F.W. de Klerk released Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990 and agreed to end the policy in 1994, allowing people of all races to vote together and Mandela to become president.