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Photography in Apartheid South Africa
Written by Abbey Heilmann   

Segregation signs such as this one, pictured on a segregated beach in 1982, were posted throughout the country of South Africa from 1948 until the 1990s.  In 1953, The Preservation of Separate Amenities Act established "separate but not necessarily equal" beaches, restrooms, and other public places for whites and non-whites. This segregation sign represents the Separate Amenities Act which prolonged Apartheid and denied basic human rights to non-whites of South Africa. Segregation signs posted in movie theaters, restrooms, and building entrances instructed whites and non-whites to separate. And so, these signs were a constant reminder of the widely held belief of white superiority. Teachers can use pictures such as these, as well as other pictures taken during Apartheid, in order to demonstrate to students the severity of segregation.  Students will be able to better describe what it may have been like to be a victim of Apartheid.

 

 

 

 

 

Our valuable member Abbey Heilmann has been with us since Wednesday, 14 January 2009.

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