It is easier to understand what apartheid meant if you see it in action.
A horrible history
An important part of the history of apartheid
A bloody student protest against second class education, named for a township (black-only slum) outside Johannesburg. There is also a shorter version for middle and high school students.
Each figure indicates the modern location of a community whose “homelands” appear on the map. Only a fraction of the “homelands” are included below.
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