What effect did apartheid laws have on the live of black South Africans before 1994
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Apartheid was a racial segregation policy against black natives of South America which was introduced by the white South African government (National Party) during 1948.
They established a system of white minority rule over the black majority natives and other racial groups. The ruling party undermined the social and civil rights of the races they considered inferior. This affected the lives of the blacks in numerous ways-
-Members of the black community had their citizenship revoked. They were evicted from their homes and forced into segregated residential areas.
-The segregation affected access to social amenities and institutions.
-Schools and hospitals, among other public services, were segregated.
-Black people were provided with substandard services with no political representation to voice their opposition.
-Black people could only work in white residential areas only if they had the permission.
- Th black citizens were being deprived of social and economical growth and opportunities.
The situation led to growing dissent among the majority black population. Anti-apartheid groups were organized by the black community to protest. Violence erupted across the country between the government and the black community. Internal pressure by the anti-apartheid groups and international embargoes forced the government to reconsider its position and agree to end the segregation.