Anti-Apartheid Anti-Apartheid MovementMovementBy Mr. WiviottBy Mr. Wiviott

Goal of the Goal of the Anti-Apartheid movementAnti-Apartheid movement

To end the racist To end the racist practice and legal practice and legal segregation of the segregation of the Apartheid government.Apartheid government.

To free the black South To free the black South Africans from the Africans from the political and economic political and economic control of the white control of the white Afrikaner minority. Afrikaner minority.

Issue of ApartheidIssue of Apartheid In 1948 the Afrikaner In 1948 the Afrikaner

government passed government passed Apartheid (the Afrikaans Apartheid (the Afrikaans word meaning apartness) word meaning apartness) that made segregation that made segregation legal. For the next 40 legal. For the next 40 years, the government years, the government passed dozens of laws passed dozens of laws that enhanced the political that enhanced the political and economic control of and economic control of the white minority the white minority government.government.

Where the Anti-Apartheid Where the Anti-Apartheid movement happened movement happened

The Anti-Apartheid movement took place The Anti-Apartheid movement took place in South Africa.in South Africa.

When the Anti-Apartheid When the Anti-Apartheid movement happenedmovement happened

The Anti-Apartheid The Anti-Apartheid movement began in movement began in 1948 with the election of 1948 with the election of Daniel Malan as Daniel Malan as President of South President of South Africa and ended in Africa and ended in 1990 when F. W. de 1990 when F. W. de Klerk (the last white Klerk (the last white President of South President of South Africa) began to change Africa) began to change the government. the government.

Who are the people in Who are the people in the Anti-Apartheid the Anti-Apartheid movementmovement

Nelson Mandela —Jailed Nelson Mandela —Jailed for 30 years for for 30 years for protesting, became protesting, became President in the first free President in the first free electionelection

Steven Biko – protest Steven Biko – protest leader who was killed in leader who was killed in prison and became a prison and became a martyr for black rightsmartyr for black rights

African National African National Congress – leading Congress – leading black political party in black political party in South AfricaSouth Africa

Major events of theMajor events of the Anti-Apartheid Anti-Apartheid movementmovement Sharpeville -- Police open fire on men, Sharpeville -- Police open fire on men,

women and children in Sharpeville protesting women and children in Sharpeville protesting at the new Pass Laws which limited the at the new Pass Laws which limited the movement of blacks, killing 69 of them. movement of blacks, killing 69 of them.

Major events of theMajor events of the Anti-Apartheid Anti-Apartheid movementmovement

Soweto Uprising – Soweto Uprising – Students take to the Students take to the streets to protest the streets to protest the law that requires law that requires student to receive student to receive half of the education half of the education in Afrikaans. 700 in Afrikaans. 700 people were killed by people were killed by the police during the the police during the protests.protests.

Major events of theMajor events of the Anti-Apartheid Anti-Apartheid movementmovement

Election of of Nelson Election of of Nelson Mandela to the Mandela to the Presidency of South Presidency of South Africa – In 1994, the Africa – In 1994, the first free election in first free election in South Africa, blacks South Africa, blacks were allowed to vote were allowed to vote and Nelson Mandela and Nelson Mandela became Presidentbecame President

Effect of the Effect of the Anti-Apartheid movementAnti-Apartheid movement

Today in South Africa, Today in South Africa, Jacob Zuma of the Jacob Zuma of the African National African National Congress is the Congress is the President of South Africa President of South Africa and leads the and leads the democratic government. democratic government. Black South Africans Black South Africans continue to struggle to continue to struggle to find the economic find the economic equality.equality.