apartheid
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Slaughter says growing up in apartheid South Africa gave him "a real grounding in what politics is and what power is about".
From BBC • May 10, 2026
She went to work for McKinsey, which sent her to South Africa just after apartheid ended.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
For Geffen co-stars Beatty and Hatendi, it has been a privilege to work alongside two people who knew Fugard so intimately and understood apartheid South Africa so thoroughly.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
He became a prominent advocate for ending apartheid in South Africa, and in the 1990s served as presidential special envoy to Africa for Bill Clinton.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Colored was a concept created during the apartheid era to further isolate the races—coloreds received more privileges than blacks did.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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