1.  TPO: We will analyze the history of Apartheid in South Africa using a powerpoint & pictures and produce a writing sample. 

2.  In 2-3 sentences, write what thoughts come to mind when viewing the below picture?

3.  1652 - Dutch settled in South Africa.  Claimed the land as theirs.  Fought and killed Africans  Forced them into slavery

4.  1806 - Great Britain captured the colony from the Dutch.  When diamonds and gold were discovered, the British forced blacks off the mineral-rich land.  1948 - Nationalist Party was elected to power. o Apartheid was enacted

5.  A legal system of complete racial segregation  Lasted from 1948-1994  Under Apartheid, blacks: o Could not hold certain jobs o Attended separate schools o Lived away from whites)

6.  1958 - the government separated black people from white  Made them live in “homelands”  These “shanty towns” were: o overcrowded o Dirty o Far from whites

7.  Most black men work in factories & mines o Pay was extremely low o Very dangerous

8.  Thousands resisted apartheid by: refusing to work refusing to buy white products, going into “white only” areas marching in nonviolent demonstrations.

9.  1986 – White South African government oppressed those who resisted apartheid.  1994 - the government agrees to open elections.  The African National Congress, the largest anti-apartheid party, won.  Nelson Mandela becomes president of South Africa.

10.  Issues: o Income gap o Education o Poverty o Land ownership (70% is owned by whites)

11.  What’s a Picture Worth?  Directions: A photograph is a powerful tool that historians use to help reconstruct the past. The three photos below are from different time periods in the history of Apartheid South Africa.  Your task is to take on the role of a character in the picture and write a 200 word first person letter about what is happening and what emotions are being felt. Black South Africans use a segregated staircase at a Pretoria subway station. Nelson Mandela addresses a crowd as the first non-white president in South Africa’s history. South African policeman attack unarmed demonstrators an anti-apartheid riot.