The Seeds of Racism
in South Africa
Why did the Afrikaner National Party
create apartheid in 1948?
Why did whites support racist ideas?
Timeline of South Africa
Thousands of Years Ago
African peoples inhabit the southern part of the African continent
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Thousands of Years Ago
African peoples inhabit the southern part of the African continent
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Native people include Khoi
Khoi, San, Zulu, and Xhosa
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1652
The first Europeans – the Dutch
– arrive and settle at the
Cape of Good Hope. First
settlement called the Dutch
Cape Colony.
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1652
The first Europeans – the Dutch
arrive and settle at the Cape
of Good Hope. First
settlement called the Dutch
Cape Colony.
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Consider themselves
Africans or “Afrikaners”
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Enslave the Africans
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Many Dutch were farmers,
or “Boers”
VOCABULARY
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Afrikaner (n.) – Dutch settlers in South Africa
(Dutch for “African”)
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Afrikaans (n.) – language of the Afrikaners;
South African version of “Dutch” language
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Boer (n.) – Dutch settlers in South Africa
(Dutch for “farmer”)
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1806
The British show up!
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1806
The British show up!
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Take the Cape from the
Dutch and enforce British
law
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1806
The British show up!
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Take the Cape from the
Dutch and enforce British
law
1833
British Empire ends slavery
around the world (angers
Afrikaners)
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1833-1840
The Great Trek:
The Boers move into the
interior to get away from
British rule and language.
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1833-1840
The Great Trek
Afrikaners clash with native
Africans over land in several
African wars, such as the
Battle of Blood River.
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Orange Free State:
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Transvaal:
1833-1840
The Great Trek
The Afrikaners create two
“Boer states”: Orange Free
State & Transvaal
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1869
GOLD is found in the interior
by the Boers!
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1869
GOLD is found in the interior
by the Boers!
1870
DIAMONDS are found in the
interior by the Boers!
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1869-1870
GOLD and DIAMONDS are
found in the interior by the
Boers!
British use force to gain control
over the area and use cheap
black labor.
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1899-1902
Boer War
War between British and
Boers.
British wanted to unify
territories; Boers wanted
freedom from British.
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1899-1902: Boer War
In their effort to win, the British:
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put many Boers in
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scorched the Boer’s earth
concentration camps
(farms)
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1910
South Africa gains its independence from Britain: Union of South
Africa
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1910
South Africa gains its independence from Britain: Union of South
Africa
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Afrikaners are in control of government
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Segregation is policy throughout all South Africa
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1912
African National Congress
(ANC) formed
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Africans fight back
politically
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1912
African National Congress
(ANC) formed
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Africans fight back
politically
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Use non-violent methods
inspired by Gandhi
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1910-1948
New segregation policies:
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All blacks must carry
passbooks
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1910-1948
New segregation policies:
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All blacks must carry
passbooks
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Native Land Act (1913)
prevents native Africans
from owning their own land
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1948
Afrikaner National Party wins
election
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Dr. Daniel Malan wins by
uniting Afrikaners of all
classes – theme of white
supremacy
Timeline of South Africa
1948
Afrikaner National Party wins
election
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Dr. Daniel Malan wins by
uniting Afrikaners of all
classes – theme of white
supremacy
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APARTHEID becomes the
law of the land
APARTHEID
(n.) legal segregation of the races in
South Africa; “apartness”