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racism has always been an issue in the world what are most horrible examples of racism was apartheid apartheid literally means a part of it or Septimus segregation I began in South Africa ever since a Dutch first colonize there in the 17th century call repartee do not fully come into legislation until 1948 when the all white National Party of South Africa gain power in discrimination against the black the past 317 laws that formally established discrimination throughout South Africa by 1950 NEC about interracial sexual relations were strictly forbidden ovulation Act of 1950 categorize South Africans between whites blacks colored or Asia Asia often split families does white while the children were classified as color and Rivera wood promoted the policy development trait of 10 homelands for blacks and legalize a deportation of blacks in one of these home when it's essentially disenfranchising between 1960 1994 more than 3.5 million black South Africans were deported one of these Homeland where they lived in poverty and hopelessness none of these policies came without resistance the AMC or African National Congress which included Nelson Mandela the biggest opponent apartheid laws for resistance Auburn non-violence to not laugh for long the 1962 sharpeville Massacre occurred were killed and another hundred eighty-seven were wounded face another defeat when four years later Mandela and other leaders were sentenced to life in prison on the charges of sabotage on Moorpark High laws are packed such as a 1970 van to home and citizens with straight to 8 million box of their citizenship 1976 another violent outbreak occurred in Soweto please again attack nonviolent protest with teargas and bullets the official government death toll was 176 however many believe the actual number of casualties to be somewhere around 700 this additional violin outbreak drumore International attention to South Africa and shattered all illusions that apartheid have brought peace or prosperity to the nation saw this time of night and Nations was putting pressure on South African government to stop apartheid 1982 un Security Council officially condemned police violence in South Africa calling the government to end apartheid grand equal rights to all citizens and release all political prisoners including Mandela in 1983 and another anti Parkside organization was formed United Democratic front or you and ask what Archbishop Desmond Tutu as one of the most influential members he won the Nobel Peace Prize the year after Force efforts and stopping apartheid over at the South African government what did go down without a fight in 1985 they declared emergency in order to suppress the groin momentum up anti-apartheid movement troops were deployed to the black homelands thousands of protesters were arrested and most political organizations were banned in response of UK and United States Place economic restrictions on South Africa for the first time South Africa began relieving enforcement of some apartheid laws all of this led to the election of FW de klerk in 1989 who repealed of population registration act and eliminated most of the legal basis of apartheid in addition to the ban on the ANC how many political prisoners in 1990 Mandela was finally freed after 27 years in prison in 1991 apartheid laws were finally revealed in negotiations occurred in 1992 Clark and Mandela finalized record of understanding call for democratically elected government to create a new constitution Mandela was later elected president in 1994 that's officially any apartheid what are the most heinous examples of racism in human history

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