Unit 3: The Commonwealth of Nations (2nde)

 (At the following of what we did last time)

Apartheid: it was a segregation system that separated Blacks and Whites in their daily lives in South Africa. They were living apart from one another. Moreover, there were inequalities and discrimination against people of color. On top of that, people had different rights according to their skin color. For example, Black people could not choose where they lived. They had to live in rural homelands or townships or ghettos near their place of work. In addition, they were not allowed to vote. To finish with, they were not allowed to choose their education.

The ANC, African National Congress, was a political organization created by students to fight against apartheid. It started as a non-violent movement. However, they decided to use sabotage after the government decided to ban their movement.

Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment, meaning he would have to stay in jail for the rest of his life. He refused to be freed because he was a symbol of resistance to apartheid.

Homework: Learn the lesson.