November 6, 1962: United Nations Condemns Apartheid50 years ago today, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that condemned the racist apartheid policies of South Africa and encouraged all its member nations to cease economic and military relations with the country.Apartheid, South Africa’s government-sanctioned racial segregation, was in effect in from 1948 to 1993. This extreme segregation mandated political and economic discrimination against South Africa’s non-whites, who constitute the majority of the country’s population. Explore Masterpiece’s “Apartheid Timeline,” which highlights events that both strengthened and weakened apartheid. Photo: A policeman checks the identity card of a black citizen, South Africa 1960. (Getty Images)
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November 6, 1962: United Nations Condemns Apartheid

50 years ago today, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that condemned the racist apartheid policies of South Africa and encouraged all its member nations to cease economic and military relations with the country.

Apartheid, South Africa’s government-sanctioned racial segregation, was in effect in from 1948 to 1993. This extreme segregation mandated political and economic discrimination against South Africa’s non-whites, who constitute the majority of the country’s population.

Explore Masterpiece’s “Apartheid Timeline,” which highlights events that both strengthened and weakened apartheid.

Photo: A policeman checks the identity card of a black citizen, South Africa 1960. (Getty Images)

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June 16, 1976: The Soweto UprisingOn this day in 1976, what began as a non-violent demonstration by students in Soweto, South Africa, quickly escalated into a violent uprising, now known as the Soweto Uprising.Watch a clip from Independent Lens’ “Have You Heard from Johannesburg” depicting the scene in Soweto on that day.
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June 16, 1976: The Soweto Uprising

On this day in 1976, what began as a non-violent demonstration by students in Soweto, South Africa, quickly escalated into a violent uprising, now known as the Soweto Uprising.

Watch a clip from Independent Lens’ “Have You Heard from Johannesburg” depicting the scene in Soweto on that day.

Source: to.pbs.org

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