Global Connection

APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA

Consider the nature of apartheid and its purposes.

Notice the forces that brought an end to apartheid.

"Put Yourself There" online assignment: "Arguing for Change"

Imagine yourself as either a member of the de Klerk government, in 1989, arguing for dismantling of the apartheid system; or a member of the African National Congress (ANC), in the early 1980's, arguing for International support of *opposition to the apartheid regime. What kind of arguments would you make?

Today's Connection:

In today's South Africa, how much progress has been made by the government to increase civil rights since the end of apartheid? What has been the progress of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?