What is the apartheid in Africa?

By Laura S. Harris
Sep 2, 2021

Apartheid (/əˈpɑːrt(h)aɪt/, especially South African English: /əˈpɑːrt(h)eɪt/, Afrikaans: [aˈpartɦɛit]; transl. "separateness", lit. "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 until the early 1990s.

What does apartheid literally mean?

Full Definition of apartheid 1 : racial segregation specifically : a former policy of segregation and political, social, and economic discrimination against the nonwhite majority in the Republic of South Africa.

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References

• https://en.wikipedia.org (Sep 23, 2021) Apartheid - Wikipedia
• https://www.merriam-webster.com (Sep 23, 2021) Definition of Apartheid by Merriam-Webster