Apartheid was a system of legal racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa between 1948 and 1993, which separated races politically and geographically. The apartheid laws institutionalized racial discrimination and affected every aspect of social life, prohibiting marriage between races, reserving "white-only" jobs, and requiring all South Africans to be classified and registered as either white, black, or colored based on appearance, ancestry, and social acceptance.

1. Apartheid
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2. WHATIS IT?
A system of legal racial separation which dominated
the Republic of South Africa from 1948 until 1993
Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning “apart” or
“separate,”
Segregation politically and geographically.

3. Meaning…
• Apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was
institutionalized.
• Race laws touched every aspect of social life:
1. Prohibition of marriage between non-whites and whites
2. the sanctioning of ``white-only'' jobs.
3. The Population Registration Act required that all South
Africans be racially classified into one of three categories:
white, black (African), or colored (of mixed decent). The
coloured category included major subgroups of Indians and
Asians.

4. Classification
• Was based on appearance, social acceptance, and descent.
• A person could not be considered white if one of his or her
parents were non-white.
• A black person would be of or accepted as a member of an
African tribe or race.
• A colored person is one that is not black or white.
• The Department of Home Affairs was responsible for the
classification of the citizenry.
• All blacks were required to carry ``pass books'' containing
fingerprints, photo and information on access to non-black
areas.