apartheid
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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
Prior to 1994 and the end of South Africa's racist system of apartheid, the province now known as KwaZulu-Natal was split into two.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
For the first time since sporting isolation during apartheid, there will be no red-ball action in the country this summer.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
Portraits of the famous, candid images of New Yorkers and pictures of a South African suburb during apartheid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
I learned about the music of the apartheid era and how it was the musicians and artists, even more than the politicians and activists, who informed the world about the country’s injustices.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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