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http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/wp-content/freedomsummer.jpg At first, apartheid was more of a social matter. However, it eventually became law. It classified the people into three racial groups, whites, blacks, and people of mixed decent, referred to by South Africans as coloureds. The nation of South Africa was ruled by the white minority. The system was designed to make the black majority poor and restrict the land that they could own. Because of this instability of power and the way in which the minority ruled over the majority, the nation became unstable.
 * Contributed by: Maisie M.**

There were organizations that tried to abolish apartheid law. There were riots which spurred the government to ban all black organizations.

Eventually, the government developed a plan to isolate blacks from whites. They executed it by moving all black people to communities, similar to urban ghettoes, called Bantustans.

Slowly, and with slow changes in power, the government allowed black labor unions to form. Some different ethnic groups were allowed to participate in parliament. However, due to more revolts, international pressure, and a more progressive government, apartheid was eventually repealed.

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