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1) Which groups of people were involved in South Africa in the 1800s?  Name AND describe at least four groups...
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>> Some of the groups involved in South Africa in the 1800s are the Xhosa, Zulu, Tswana, and Venda.

> The Xhosa people are the second largest cultural group in South Africa, and the language that Xhosa people spoke was called Isixhosa.

> The Zulu people are the largest cultural group in South Africa, they believe that their ancestors live in the spirit world unKulunkulu, which means the greatest of the great.

> The Tswana people are the ethnic group or citizens of Botswana who speak the Setswana language and have acquired the Sotho-Tswana culture.

> The Venda people live in The Soutpansberg Mountains of the Limpopo Province in South Africa, and are the smallest of African cultures.

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2) What does “apartheid” mean?

>> Apartheid — a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.

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3) When and how did apartheid officially begin?

>> After the National Party gained power in South Africa in 1948, its all-white government immediately began enforcing existing policies of racial segregation under a system of legislation (apartheid).

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4) What is the difference between “petty” and “grand” apartheid?

>> Petty apartheid is the practice of segregation in the routine of daily life - in lavatories, restaurants, railway cars, buses, swimming pools and other public facilities.

>> Grand apartheid is involved comprehensive racial segregation and measures such as the removal of black people from white areas and the creation of black homelands.

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5) Who was Nelson Mandela?  Why is he well-known?

>> Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 — 1999

>> In 1993, Nelson Mandela and President de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work toward dismantling apartheid in South Africa

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6) What is the state of apartheid in South Africa today?

>> In the history of civil rights, South Africa reached the point of demolition of apartheid and the construction of a democracy. But for black South Africans, who account for three-fourths of this nation of roughly 55 million people, they still live in shacks. There has been no change in living conditions after the apartheid even in present day. People who lived in poverty still do to this day.