Difference between revisions of "Apartheid"
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Apartheid is a social and political policy of racial segregation and discrimination enforced by white minority governments in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. | Apartheid is a social and political policy of racial segregation and discrimination enforced by white minority governments in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. | ||
| − | [[Nelson Mandela]] was jailed for his fight against apartheid. When the black population of South Africa was given the right to vote in 1994, he was elected President. | + | [[Nelson Mandela]] was jailed for his fight against apartheid.{{fact}} |
| + | When the black population of South Africa was given the right to vote in 1994, he was elected President. | ||
The Bible says, "Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked Him a question, tempting Him and saying, "Master, which is the great commandment in the law?" Jesus said unto him, "`Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: `Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'" - Matthew 22:35-39 | The Bible says, "Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked Him a question, tempting Him and saying, "Master, which is the great commandment in the law?" Jesus said unto him, "`Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: `Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'" - Matthew 22:35-39 | ||
Revision as of 12:51, April 16, 2007
Apartheid is a social and political policy of racial segregation and discrimination enforced by white minority governments in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
Nelson Mandela was jailed for his fight against apartheid.[Citation Needed] When the black population of South Africa was given the right to vote in 1994, he was elected President.
The Bible says, "Then one of them, who was a lawyer, asked Him a question, tempting Him and saying, "Master, which is the great commandment in the law?" Jesus said unto him, "`Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.' This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: `Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.'" - Matthew 22:35-39