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More Vocab…. ABOUT APARTHEID. Directions. Write the definition you see, Write your own definition (Your Words), Write a sentence using the word. Apartheid. Definition: Law created to enforce segregation of people by race . Literally means: “Separateness”.
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More Vocab… ABOUT APARTHEID
Directions • Write the definition you see, • Write your own definition (Your Words), • Write a sentence using the word.
Apartheid • Definition: Lawcreated to enforce segregation of people by race. • Literally means: “Separateness”
African National Congress (ANC) • Organization formed by black Africans in 1912 to help bring people of all races together to fight for rights and freedoms.
Discrimination • Unfair and unequal treatment of a group
Segregation • Separation of humans into racial groups
township • A residential development that confinednon-whites living near or working in white-only communities • Soweto (South Western Township) Township was a famous example, located in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Shanty Town • Slum settlement of plywood, corrugated metal, sheets of plastic, and cardboard boxes • Many non-white Africans were forced to live in shanty towns during Apartheid.