apartheid
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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
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
He led the African National Congress in its struggle against apartheid - a system of legally enforced racism - and was released from prison in 1990.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
It was a Saturday, and Granny took me along to her other gardening job in Pretoria, the capital of apartheid, because she needed help.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing apartheid
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