Apartheid was a system of racial segregation and discrimination enforced through legislation by the National Party government in South Africa between 1948 and 1994. It separated races and reserved certain areas for white people only, while non-whites had fewer rights and lived in poorer conditions. District Six was a mixed-race area of Cape Town that was destroyed in 1966 under apartheid to create a whites-only zone, displacing thousands of non-white residents and further dividing the races. Despite the end of apartheid in the 1990s, racial divisions created during that era still persist in areas like District Six today.

1. Apartheid
Racial segregation policy of the government in
South Africa (1948-1994)
Different racial groups were separated and not
allowed to mix.
White people had the power, while black and
coloured people had fewer rights and much
poorer standard of living.
Apartheid was abolished in the 1990s.

2. District Six
• District Six was an
area of Cape Town in
South Africa that was
well-known for its
mixed-race
population.
•It was a poor district,
but full of character and
home to Muslims, Jews,
black and white people.

3. The Destruction
• The apartheid government had the homes
and shops of black people destroyed in
1966 to create a “white only” area.
• A strong division between black and white
people was created in District Six.

4. Nothing’s Changed
• Even after the abolition of apartheid, there
is still a sense of division between black
and white people.