Apartheid South Africa

Top of page 103- SS7H1c SS7H1c. Explain the creation and end of apartheid in South Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk.

Making the Connection How did you feel during this activity? In what ways was this game fair? Unfair? What made you want to work hard? What made you decide not to work hard? How were the group work areas similar to or different from the workstations? How did you feel about the members of your group? About the members of the other groups? About members of the Blue Group? About the teacher? How did your attitude or feelings change as the activity progressed? When students received candy?

Classroom Activity Historical Reality Students in the Green, Pink, and Yellow groups Students in the Blue group Small work areas for the Green, Pink, and Yellow groups Workstations A and B Specified group work areas Historical Reality Africans (blacks), Asian, & Colored (mixed) Europeans (whites) Homelands took up 13% of the land even though Blacks made up 68% of the population Mines & factories in white areas Homelands

Classroom Activity Historical Reality Greens, Pinks, and Yellows were required to show handouts in order to move about the classroom Blues received more candy than the Greens, Pinks, and Yellows Greens, Pinks, and Yellows complained that the game is unfair Historical Reality Blacks could not leave their Homeland without showing their passbook to whites Blues were white Europeans who ruled South Africa Apartheid was very unfair to Black Africans, Asians, and Coloreds

Apartheid Timeline – page 103 Began in 1948 in South Africa People were divided into 4 groups: Europeans (Whites) Africans (Blacks) Asian Colored (Mixed) Whites were 17% of the population, but owned 87% of the land and controlled the government.

Apartheid Timeline – page 103 Asians and Coloreds were 13% of the population. They were treated better than blacks but worse than whites. 1989 Apartheid ended 1994 the first open elections were held in South Africa Nelson Mandela was elected. He was the first, black South African President.

Nelson Mandela – page 103 Fought against apartheid Jailed for 27 years for protesting apartheid F.W. de Klerk freed Mandela in Feb. 1990 Leader of ANC (African National Congress) Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 Elected as the 1st Black South African President in 1994

F.W. de Klerk – page 103 Elected President of South Africa in 1989 He lifted the ban on the ANC and released Nelson Mandela. He brought apartheid to an end and opened the way for writing a new constitution for the country based on the principle of one person, one vote. Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 with Mandela

Write Lyrics to your Apartheid Protest Song page 105 The song should be 6 to 8 lines long The lyrics do not have to rhyme The lyrics can explain some of the injustices of the apartheid system and/or describe the emotions of people living under apartheid The lyrics can be sung to the tune of a commonly known song

Sung to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Apartheid Is Not Right Sung to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star ‘Partheid, ‘partheid is not right Makes me angry, want to fight I work so hard every day But I get so little pay ‘Partheid, ‘partheid is not right Pray some day we’ll see the light