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In 1948, South Africa officially began apartheid – System that racially segregated all aspects of society Resistance to apartheid was organized by a group called the African National Congress (ANC) The government squashed opposition to apartheid and in 1964 imprisoned ANC leaders including Nelson Mandela Under the Bantu Education Act (1974), schools were designed to train blacks to serve whites – It also forced teachers to speak only in Afrikaans – the language spoken by the whites Students in Soweto protested and despite violence from the government, the movement spread across the country In 1991, apartheid finally came to an end and Mandela became South Africa’s first black president Notes from Yesterday Notes p. 137
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Do Now – p. 138
• Read the brief introduction on your Do Now slip and then answer the questions below
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Today’s Objectives
• What is the state of grassroots movements in the world today? • What are some of the important
grassroots movements and protests that occurred during 2011?• Why did Time Magazine name the
protester the Person of the Year?
• In 1948, South Africa officially began apartheid– System that racially segregated all aspects of society
• Resistance to apartheid was organized by a group called the African National Congress (ANC)
• The government squashed opposition to apartheid and in 1964 imprisoned ANC leaders including Nelson Mandela
• Under the Bantu Education Act (1974), schools were designed to train blacks to serve whites– It also forced teachers to speak only in Afrikaans – the language
spoken by the whites• Students in Soweto protested and despite violence from the
government, the movement spread across the country• In 1991, apartheid finally came to an end and Mandela became
South Africa’s first black president
Notes from YesterdayNotesp. 137
Protest Stations Activity
• Travel around to each of the four stations– The Protest Network–Picture Gallery–Protest Technology Reading
• Use the documents at each station to answer the questions on your worksheet
If you finish early…• Continue to work on your unit project• You know have five different grassroots
movements from which to choose
Birmingham - 1963 Burma - 1988 China - 1989
Iran - 1999 South Africa - 1976
• In 2011 there were major protests around the world– From Occupy Wall Street in New York to pro-democracy
rallies in China• Many of the most notable protests were in the Middle East
where a revolutionary wave of demonstrations became known as the “Arab Spring”– In most cases protesters opposed the dictators in power– “Arab Spring” involved nearly 20 countries including
Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Yemen• Technology played an important role in these protests• Messages and instructions were spread using Twitter,
Facebook and other social media
Notesp. 139The Year of the Protester
Reflection – p. 138• All of the movements we have looked at so far
have been large and most have met violence but it doesn’t always have to be that way.
• What is one problem that you would like to see addressed in the city of Boston and what steps would you take to make sure it happened?
Copy and answer only the last question!!!
