Below: A sign on the outskirts of the beaches claiming "whites only"
In 1756, Dutch settlers began to arrive in South Africa, importing slaves from West Africa, Malaysia, and India, which was the cause for the diversity there. Originally, the Dutch came to South Africa to establish trade routes and ports, it was then discovered that the land was excellent for farming and contained many natural minerals that other countries were beginning to run out of. The British began to infiltrate Dutch areas as well, and after quite some time they began to work together; taking over residents’ businesses, farms, and homes, only allowing them to work, but not own anything. In the early 1900s, they established a form of government, not quite named, in which they said non-whites could not hold office. It was referred to as the “all-white government” and they brought in many acts, slowly taking away African residents’ rights.
By 1940, all blacks had to give up their jobs to white workers and fewer than 30% of the black population received any form of education, unless given to them by their parents. It was known that a black worker doing the same job as a white worker would be paid significantly less and whites began reserving black lands as their own, stripping many citizens of their homes. In 1948, the apartheid was officially introduced; this was a form of government in which both social and political segregation of races was allowed and “white unity” was the main goal. The apartheid caused many colored people to lose their homes, and eventually they had to live in small places called “black ghettos.” These “ghettos” were crammed with people who did not have much to live off of and were living in shacks.
By 1940, all blacks had to give up their jobs to white workers and fewer than 30% of the black population received any form of education, unless given to them by their parents. It was known that a black worker doing the same job as a white worker would be paid significantly less and whites began reserving black lands as their own, stripping many citizens of their homes. In 1948, the apartheid was officially introduced; this was a form of government in which both social and political segregation of races was allowed and “white unity” was the main goal. The apartheid caused many colored people to lose their homes, and eventually they had to live in small places called “black ghettos.” These “ghettos” were crammed with people who did not have much to live off of and were living in shacks.