South Africa & Apartheid
The system of racial segregation, the struggle against it, and the negotiated transition to democracy.
Articles on South Africa & Apartheid (3)
Boycotting Apartheid: The Global Sanctions Campaign That Isolated South Africa, 1960–1990
How a worldwide campaign of consumer boycotts, sports bans, corporate codes, and sanctions helped isolate...
Mandela and de Klerk: Negotiating the End of Apartheid, 1990–1994
Between 1990 and 1994, Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk led South Africa through tense negotiations that ended...
Building Apartheid: Urban Planning and Racial Segregation in 20th-Century Johannesburg
Apartheid-era Johannesburg used urban planning, forced removals, and infrastructure to enforce racial...
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