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Apartheid

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I chose to evaluate the topic of apartheid in my historical event analysis activity. Apartheid was a political and governance approach that the white minorities used to gain hegemony over native tribes in South Africa. Some of the prominent characteristics of this policy approach included high levels of racial segregation, political oppression, and economic discrimination of the non-whites. Apartheid policies led to subdivision of South African residents into distinct racial castes that determined the socioeconomic status of the members. 

When evaluating the concept of apartheid, I will analyze some of the historical factors and trends that led to the adoption of such policies. I will also examine the various factors that influenced the persistence of this policy despite the high levels of activism and criticism from the global communities that were pushing for the independence of nations.

The issue of apartheid is essential because it reveals the social condition and life that individuals underwent because of the prominence of biased perspectives, stereotypes, and misconceptions between different human societies. The concept also helps to reveal numerous renowned characters such as nelson Mandela that gained high levels of fame and respect globally because of fighting against apartheid. 

Some of the terms that I used for the research included apartheid, race, South Africa, segregation, oppression, independence, and liberation, among others. The study considered the broad interplay of apartheid and racial policies within the South African contexts during the colonial era. One of the valuable secondary sources that I used in the study included “Black and reformed: apartheid, liberation, and the Calvinist tradition” by Boesak (2015). The text presented numerous compelling and intriguing discussions regarding the economic, political, social, and theological pillars that supported apartheid in South Africa. Another essential book was “Black Student Politics: Higher Education and Apartheid from SASO to SANSCO” by Badat (2016). The text narrated about the participation of various locals, including students in activism against the apartheid regime. 

Many scholars have evaluated the adverse effects of apartheid on the local communities in South Africa without considering the impact on imperialists. The research question that I will explore in the study is whether the apartheid policy had negative effects for the whites living in the nation.

References

Badat, S. (2016). Black Student Politics: Higher Education and Apartheid from SASO to SANSCO, 1968-1990. Routledge.

Boesak, A. A. (2015). Black and reformed: apartheid, liberation, and the Calvinist tradition. Wipf and Stock Publishers.