The Effect of Apartheid on The Lives of Africans In this thesis I will be explain the ways in which the lives of the black distorted. There lives were very good after the Second World War, they had everything going well for them, but it didn't last long. The foreword of Apartheid in the 1950's 1960's and 1970's destroyed this optimism. Their lives got worse and worse and they had lost charge of their lives. I will be explaining how their personal lives changed, how their movement was restricted, how their most valuable rights were taken away, how they had to live poorly and how they had lost their education as well and last of all I will be telling you which I think was the main reason for them to feel isolated. Black people's lives were changed by apartheid because of the laws passed. In 1949 The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act law was made. It increased segregation. The government made this law because they didn't want blacks and whites to be in sexual relations or marriage relationships for they would have mixed raced children. This decision was made for them whether they liked it or not. They also wanted to get rid of blacks once and for all. You see if blacks and whites got married they would have coloured children and those children won't be pure white to they will have black in them so this is what the government were trying to avoid. This new law destroyed a lot of their lives because families were not together anymore. It made the blacks start living in fear to love for they thought everything they did was a risk. They lost their optimistic sided and begun to believe they didn't deserve to have rights. This put a lo... ... middle of paper ... ...k that some of the blacks were probably trying to look for their families but with this new low it was impossible, so they lost their hope and courage and gave up. After all this the whites still wanted control over the blacks so they sent them to the homelands were many died and suffered a lot. They then took away their human rights which was possibly all they had left, they took away black nationalism which made them feel they had nothing to look forward to in life because they didn't even know their heritage, I think they didn't really care any more and that was what the government wanted they had them right under their wing to do anything they told them and act the way they told them, they had total control over the blacks. And with their education taken away I don't think they had any idea about what was going on.
The overall solution can be summarized into one phrase by Woodson (1933), “To educate the Negro, we must find out exactly what his background is, what he is today, what his possibilities are, and how to begin with him as he is and make him a better individual of the kind that he is”. This phrase is saying that in order for society to get rid of this broken system of the miseducation of an entire race, we must first learn about the race and how to better reach them. As Tatum (2013) says, “To say that it is not our fault does not relieve us of responsibility, however. We may not have polluted the air, but we need to take responsibility, along with others, for cleaning it up” (pg. 66). The eurocentrism and its effects on our educational system and influence of society is what is holding the African-American community back from their own
Even though we have witnessed a portion of Black people rising up such as Barack Obama, Lebron James, there are still a lot of Blacks suffering from enfranchisement, torture, and double standard of law. Being a developed and powerful country, the issue of racism is worth noticing. The critical part of the issue is that law seems ineffective to protect poor Black people. That’s why so many Blacks are powerless when bullied by people like police or associations like Ku Klux Klan. So it is crucial to consolidate the law to keep Blacks’ personal rights from being violated. Besides, we need to stress the education of Blacks, especially those in poverty. One of the reasons why Blacks have been treated unequally to Whiles is because they did not contrite as much to the nation as Whites, and education inequality could partially account for this result. Being more powerful is more likely to be respected by others. Thus. Shrinking the gap of education quality between the Black community and White community could alleviating
that have been done and are being done to end racism, such as the UER. Individuals need to stop being
all be on board to achieve the common goal and stop being jealous of other African-Americans
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18th, 1918 in Mvezo, Eastern Cape, South Africa. He is best known for his fight against apartheid and becoming the first black President of South Africa. Mandela was born into the Thembu people and was motivated to study law after experiencing the tribal democratic leadership. He joined the African National Congress in 1942 and participated in the organization of a many protests against apartheid. In 1952 “Mandela and Oliver Tambo started the first black law office in South Africa with the intent of fighting black injustice (Saunders, World Book 133)”. Mandela was arrested in 1962 and given a life sentence for charges for conspiring against the government. He was released in 1990 after serving 27 years. In 1993 he received the Nobel Peace Prize along with F. W. de Klerk for their contribution towards ending of apartheid and establishing multiracial elections. He was elected the first black President of South Africa in 1994. While in power he focused on fighting racism, inequality, and poverty in South Africa. Mandela retired his presidency in 1999 and made his last public appearance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. Nelson Mandela died December 5th, 2013 in Johannesburg. Throughout his early life, his imprisonment, and his presidency, Nelson Mandela always stood for change.
The problem of racism will continue to be a major problem in the United States for years to come. The most important part for solving a problem is realizing that there is a problem. As more and more people speak out of the matter the more awareness it will have and thus causing
How can we work together to solve the issue of racism? It has become common in our language. It defines how we feel when we walk by ourselves by a large crowd. I think we have come a long way in ending racism, but I truly believe that there will always be a form of it, such as racial profiling.
The educational system needs to do a better job of retaining African American youth in schools along with educating
Racism is a worldwide problem that will never be eradicated and there are no simple solutions to it.
Source A gives a view on the South African governments control over its people and racial discrimination. It is a biased view and makes the South African government seem cruel and racist. It states that the governments "politics are determined by the colour a persons skin". As this is a statement it gives the impression that it is a fact and by giving this impression it also communicates the idea that the South African government IS racist, rather than the South African government COULD be racist. This comes as no real surprise as the advert has been paid for by the ANC (African National Congress), who are a very anti - South African government organization.
The studies conducted by these writers and the subsequent life analysis, culture and family has giving
the ban on the ANC, the PAC and the SACP, he announced the release of
on him or her. Unless it was stamped on their pass, they were not allowed to
The strength of a nation is not established by the force of its military, economic standing, or government, but rather how its citizens are regarded. In order to attain strength, a nation must respect the principle of solidarity; the power of one voice. For without a defined sense of unity, a society is likely to crumble. Unfortunately, as seen throughout history, civilization has often made it their mission to seek out the differences in one another instead of accepting them. This fear of the unknown has led to humankind’s most despicable behavior; the separation of individuals due to their physical attributes. “Racism is mans gravest threat to man...the maximum of hatred for a minimum reason -Abraham Heschel .” Not only has racism allowed unproven ideologies to spread, but it has also lead to the disintegration of civilizations. Sadly, such tragic events have been a prevalent part in the history of Africa. Perhaps, one of the most blatant forms of racism occurred in South Africa, during the period of Apartheid. From 1948 to 1994 non-white Africans were subjected to horrific treatment, enforced by the South African National Party. The repulsive forms of racial segregation in South Africa, resulting from race and color, not only oppressed the colored majority group, but also denied them of any rights or human dignity.
Nelson Mandela played an important role in the abolition of Apartheid. He helped start and lead some of the riots and protests that led to black rights, and he spent a long time in prison to pay for it. He inspired many people. As he said, quoting Marianne Williamson, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world… We are all meant to shine (Williamson).” Overall, he played a very important role in abolishing Apartheid in South Africa.