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How did apartheid change South Africa?
Three decades after apartheid, South Africa is still considered the most unequal...
Uncovering apartheid history in Cape Town's District Six
Black activists, including Nelson Mandela, were imprisoned in Cape Town, South Africa,...
How Albert Luthuli shaped South Africa's apartheid resistance
“I have the feeling that I have been made answerable for the future of the people...
Nelson Mandela: From shepherd to president
“In my country we go to prison first and then become President.”
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racially restricted beach in apartheid-era South Africa
Sign at a beach in Durban, South Africa, in 1989, during the apartheid era. It restricted...
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apartheid-era sign
Apartheid-era sign, part of an exhibition in the Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg,...
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Bantustans
A map of the territories known as Bantustans (also known as Black homelands or Black...
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aftermath of the deadly Sharpeville demonstration
The wounded being tended to after police opened fire on an antiapartheid demonstration...
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Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa
Visitors viewing an exhibit at the Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Nelson Mandela
Several months after his release from prison, Nelson Mandela addressed the Special...
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