The document discusses apartheid in South Africa. It introduces apartheid as a system of segregation and discrimination against black South Africans introduced after the National Party gained power in 1948. Key aspects of apartheid included segregated education, restricting political power and economic opportunities to whites only, and setting aside reserves where black South Africans were forced to live. The apartheid government used harsh police tactics like violence and intimidation to enforce apartheid laws and suppress opposition from groups like the African National Congress. The system aimed to separate all aspects of life along racial lines through social, residential, educational, and other forms of apartheid.