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By Anna Hudson and Bailey Gilbert
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The Afrikaner Party took control in the 1940s Apartheid enactment laws in 1948 Public Registration laws in 1950
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Department of Home Affairs handled all classification of race Black Africans were forced to carry “pass book” Non-compliance resulted in harsh penalties, including death
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In 1951, the Bantu Authorities Act established “homelands” Each African was assigned by record of origin Restricted to homelands, no longer African citizens
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4 were created from 1976 to 1981 Passports were necessary to leave No political rights
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Passed in 1953 Declare state of emergency Increase penalties
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1960, a group refused to carry passes It lasted for 156 days 69 were dead, 187 wounded
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Led African National Congress Defied Government in public Did not like violence Put in prison in 1962 with a twenty- seven year sentence
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Shared Nobel Peace Prize with F.W. deKlerk in 1993 Ended apartheid and brought a nonracial democracy Successfully had a peaceful transition
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Three years after release black africans allowed to vote Elected president with a 62% majority Nations first black president Retired in 1999
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5 out of 6 students knew nothing about apartheids “I was amazed it had happened so recently.” -Anonymous “How do I not know this?” - Carson
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =2-_r6B_Z188&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =2-_r6B_Z188&feature=related
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http://www.mrdowling.com/609-mandela.html http://www-cs- students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html
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