apartheid

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With a Walsall-born father and Edinburgh-born mother, the Smith brothers had a route into English cricket at a time when South Africa's apartheid regime meant a continued international ban.

From BBC

Frye said this was a legacy of colonialism and apartheid.

From Barron's

The club eventually allowed women and Black people to join as the country transitioned away from apartheid.

From The Wall Street Journal

South Africa has never been a communist country — but there was apartheid and Elon Musk.

From Salon

And yet, to the opponents of apartheid such as Nelson Mandela, Mr. Easterly reminds us, “this accurate empirical statement was beside the point.”

From The Wall Street Journal