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South Africa gained independence from the British and the British left the whites with all of the power.
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The ANC, or African National Congress, was formed to give blacks a voice.
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The whites established apartheid, a law segregating whites and blacks, and they made made blacks stay in homelands and townships.
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Nelson Mandela, a black leader, was imprisoned on Robben Island for protesting laws and being a "threat" to the whites.
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100,000 students gathered in the town of Soweto to protest, and 172 of those protesters died.
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Nelson Mandela was freed by F.W. de Klerk, ending his 27 year stay on Robben Island. During his imprisonment, a poem called
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Apartheid, after being boycotted and frowned upon, was finally stopped and the tide in South Africa slowly turned to equality.
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South Africa held its first open elections, giving the black vote control and giving Mandela the presidency.
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The Springboks head to the World Cup of Rugby and beat the New Zealand All Blacks, inspiring the nation and uniting everyone into one unified race.
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Nelson Mandela established the Employment Equity Act, giving the blacks opportunities for better jobs.
