How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end?

How did South African Apartheid happen, and how did it finally end? - Thula Simpson

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6 ай бұрын

Explore how Dutch and British colonization of South Africa led to Apartheid, the strict national policy of racial segregation.
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For 46 years, South Africans lived under Apartheid, a strict policy of segregation that barred the country’s Black majority from skilled, high-paying jobs, quality education, voting, and much more. So, how did these laws come to be? And how did this era of institutionalized discrimination finally come to an end? Thula Simpson explores how colonization led to the national trauma of Apartheid.
Lesson by Thula Simpson, directed by Aya Marzouk, Giraffics.
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@TEDEd 5 ай бұрын

Content Warning: This video depicts racial violence and trauma.

@natheriver8910 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the warning

@factsarefactsanddonotlie8397 5 ай бұрын

lies Zulu propaganda why are you not talking about Zulu ethnic cleansing killing the native South Africans

@WajahatKhan-es5vq 5 ай бұрын

Still Israel apartheid government is commiting genocide of Gaza children's 🇵🇸

@Edmund. 5 ай бұрын

should've shown it on the start

@michellelouiseweldhagen4356 5 ай бұрын

And as a South African, I can tell you that since the ANC (the national party) took over, crime and corruption is at an all time high. Our currency and economy is the weakest it's ever been and our education system is crippled. Our military service is a joke which together with the currency was once the strongest in the world. Let me not start with the electricity (loadshedding) and water crisis. The violence was definitely not okay back then, but since they took over, what progress have they made... Point being - nothing got better since the ANC took over. They are 'killing' their own people and the country needs a better ruling party.

@BabyGirl-wq6yj 5 ай бұрын

I'm South African. I learned most of this from my dad. Schools don't do this part of history any justice. Ask any South African and they'll tell you how the effects of apartheid can still be seen in everyday life. The fight to end injustice still goes on.

@deeznutz8320 5 ай бұрын

Lmao South Africa was a economic powerhouse under apartheid its becoming a failed state under the blacks But lets cry about 'trauma'

@HerMi.T 5 ай бұрын

@@deeznutz8320 it is powerhouse? I don't even know what you define as a powerhouse. Having income inequality is a powerhouse. Literally because of the hardwork of the majority of people in south africa, south africa's economy is booming. How does that change in a free state. Their hardwork leads to development better than apartheid.

@khanyi8512 5 ай бұрын

@@HerMi.Tthank you!

@alpacaofthemountain8760 5 ай бұрын

A good economy isn't worth exploitation @@deeznutz8320

@oldmate5184 5 ай бұрын

Regardless of whether this is true or not, booming economy under apartheid is providing privileges to the select few at the expense of those languishing. It is not possible to justify apartheid.

@shreyashvaidya2773 5 ай бұрын

Due to apartheid, South Africa was banned from playing the World Cup from 1961 to 1992.

@HerMi.T 5 ай бұрын

In fact in sports like cricket, they are banned to even play a single game for a long time.

@No_Nem12345 2 ай бұрын

In fact they somehow still beat everyone theses days💀💀💀

@SandimaGunathilaka-hu4xl Ай бұрын

@@No_Nem12345we could’ve seen a few wins if South Africa could play. They have loads of potential and maybe in those 17 years they could’ve practiced and maybe win a cup

@7776odurohey Ай бұрын

Did anyone know that at the time South Africa beat Argentina 5-0 while in international isolation?

@m.ebraheemahmad288 17 күн бұрын

@@7776odurohey bruv thats craze

@robrodell 5 ай бұрын

You can't really do justice to such a complex issue in under 7 minutes, so it's a little oversimplified, but it does provide a solid introduction to the history. Thank you for making it.

@moonhunter9993 5 ай бұрын

agreed. it was good but very, very simplified.

@xELITExKILLAx 5 ай бұрын

It’s a very good intro for someone who has never studied the topic for sure

@Stonemojo1 5 ай бұрын

yeah considering this video was factually, and historical inaccurate. clearly showing a bias.

@brandonnguyen6718 5 ай бұрын

@@Stonemojo1 ehh... that's not what the original comment was saying. It's not "factually" incorrect, it is, just doesn't include everything on the subject, and all the nuances it entails.

@Stonemojo1 5 ай бұрын

@@brandonnguyen6718 They didn't do it any justice because the video is bias anti white propaganda.

@brettbarager9101 5 ай бұрын

What a lot of people don't know, and history does not teach, is that Canada had a significant role in the development of Apartheid policy and implementation. As I understand it, SA officials visited Canada and asked how we addressed our "Indian Problem." We told them to give the people numbers (to dehumanize them), make up a law that they need to stay in specific geographic areas (poor quality areas so as to keep them in poverty) and require that they need written documentation from the Indian Agent (most often a White person) giving permission to leave the designated area and, of course, punish them for speaking their own language or practicing their culture. Also, make sure that they dont have any form of Citizenship (to ensure they dont have any civil or legal rights). SA thought this was a great idea and implemented much the same policies there that Canada.

@robynbrowne1277 5 ай бұрын

Why is this not known to the public. Why do we keep praising Canada as sweet people who would never harm a fly

@LA-kg6zd 5 ай бұрын

English people invented apartheid and genocide. Nazis just copy.

@maxmichalik4938 5 ай бұрын

@@robynbrowne1277Because you watch too much American TV.

@Kuricang31 5 ай бұрын

Well I'm not surprised with that kind of information. After all, most of the laws and articles inside the Geneva Convention were all written mostly due to what Canadian soldiers did in WW1 lol

@user-eq5vy4he7w 5 ай бұрын

@@maxmichalik4938 rent free

@theolinnaidoo4218 5 ай бұрын

thank you Ted Ed. On this day marks 10 years since Mandela's passing. From a fellow South African.

@nathanlevesque7812 5 ай бұрын

"We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians." 1997

@lduh9446 5 ай бұрын

@@nathanlevesque7812 and they used to call him a terrorist just like how they are calling Palestinians now

@Stonemojo1 5 ай бұрын

you do know this is a bias propaganda piece which is historically and factually inaccurate?

@Stonemojo1 5 ай бұрын

@@nathanlevesque7812 Palestine is a terrorist state. Enslaved by Hamas.

@Stonemojo1 5 ай бұрын

@@lduh9446 No we call Hamas terrorists, and 50%+ of Palestinians support Hamas. So yeah... Gaza is a Terrorist state, and there is no such place called Palestine.

@SipheDlamini 5 ай бұрын

There are so many horror stories of the time that it would just make my blood boil. How some humans can be so cruel and still have the guts to go to church every Sunday to call themselves the Lord's holy children... 😢

@ravenblack7052 5 ай бұрын

Church?! Pfft. They USED the Bible to PROVE that god demanded separation of races! Perhaps you're too young to remember the NG Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church - European Protestants)? Still sickens me to this day when I am in the East Rand and drive past one. It never ceases to amaze me that people embrace these Abrahamic faiths knowing that they were spread through the worst violence. These people represent the worst of humanity: immoral, corrupt, inhumane, completely devoid of humanity... but with power, legalise their plunder and genocidal tendencies.

@swarnalidutta887 5 ай бұрын

Same. My blood boiled watching this level of demonic behaviour.

@AntwanMounir 5 ай бұрын

Such a shame that the exact same things and worse are happening in the middle east but nobody cares.

@nathanlevesque7812 5 ай бұрын

It's still playing out in real time elsewhere

@soheibadel4205 5 ай бұрын

Well it’s happening now in Palestine

@clarckkim 5 ай бұрын

Nelson Mandela also said once, "our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.

@harharharharharharharharha240 5 ай бұрын

😭💕💕💕

@holysong2099 5 ай бұрын

Lol

@user-jl4et6ke7v 5 ай бұрын

you forgot the continued: "and without the resolution of conflicts in East Timor, the Sudan and other parts of the world". He didnt tried to make comparison between the issues, but to mention that there are still problems in the world. the people of south africa didnt reject 5 peace accords so your comparison is unfair towards the africans

@sladetuner8661 5 ай бұрын

the Israel Goverment is far worse the SA Apartheid ever was

@siervodedios5952 4 ай бұрын

@@user-jl4et6ke7vThank you! What's going on between Israel and Hamas and Apartheid in South Africa are not the same thing at all. The audacity to compare is ridiculous.

@kerstinwadsten1143 5 ай бұрын

The horror in 1960 is called "the Sharpeville Massacre". Many South Africans who were abroad - for studies etc. - were then forbidden to return home especially, those who had publicly expressed their feeling of horror re, what had happened. One of these was Miriam Makeba. At that point, Britain began to issue British passports so that these people could still travel. although not back to South Africa .

@gevoel8293 Ай бұрын

And Today South Africa has no electricity, no clean water and is going the same way as Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Congo.

@RSVPrr 2 күн бұрын

@@gevoel8293 go home to London

@aalooprod 5 ай бұрын

The timing can't be a coincidence, thank you TED-Ed 🍉

@ravi_bats 5 ай бұрын

you clearly don't understand what apartheid really is huh.

@bot64397 5 ай бұрын

Different laws for different people. Ranking people by race. Massacring resistance. Displacing civilians. Different court systems for each race.@@ravi_bats

@beautifulrainbow470 5 ай бұрын

@@ravi_batsIf Nelson Mandela himself could see the connection between apartheid and what was happening to the Palestinians then so can you.

@Humanresouces 4 ай бұрын

@@beautifulrainbow470I hear many claims and I need to ask, what are the connections? Do you need to be Jewish to run for office? Does being an Arab make you less likely to get a good job? Are jews protected by law while others aren't? If there is connection, who will be our Mandela? How can we create a peaceful Israel and Palestine where no one will be treated unfairly? How can we create equal justice? How can we stop the cultural warfare?

@ravi_bats 4 ай бұрын

@@Humanresouces this fr. Israel doesn't have apartheid. Discrimination to a degree yes and we need to work on that but not apartheid.

@hamzaelm7010 5 ай бұрын

I'm 100% certain you're posting this in light of what's happening in Palestine. Thank you.

@therealspaghetti208 5 ай бұрын

That’s literally nothing like this

@s0nukutty 5 ай бұрын

nelson mandela himsel supported the palestinian liberation movement, it is literally apartheid and it is exactly like this. a white settler population seizing the land and killing and displacing a native population @@therealspaghetti208

@zxera9702 5 ай бұрын

It is like this tho Israel is deemed an apartheid state that illegally settles Palestenian land and segregates them into filth.

@vqnillaayt495 5 ай бұрын

@@therealspaghetti208 how is it not? Correct me if im wrong but is an apartheid not when two different groups are judged under two separate laws? When there are 700,000 illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank, when Palestinians have to go through several military checkpoints to get through their day, when pregnant women are forced to give birth at these checkpoints. How is it not similar? Mandela himself has stated that "our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of Palestinians"

@therealspaghetti208 5 ай бұрын

@@vqnillaayt495 they’re literally two separate countries, how would it be apartheid?

@YK-tr5ti 5 ай бұрын

We see history repeat itself often, it’s important to learn about this so we understand when it happens again.

@rishabhdave4255 5 ай бұрын

its happening right now in palestine

@user-eq5vy4he7w 5 ай бұрын

it's happening RIGHT NOW

@joeycottone7755 5 ай бұрын

Only if it's true history. But we ignore history all of the time.

@drabberfrog 5 ай бұрын

@@rishabhdave4255 it happened in Israel on Oct 7th, Hamas will forever regret their actions.

@rishabhdave4255 5 ай бұрын

@@drabberfrog Hamas caused an apartheid on Israel in October 7th? Do you even know what apartheid means, it is not something that happens in just a single day. Hamas didn't limit the rights of Israelis by not giving them the same rights as Palestinians. Meanwhile Palestinians have been living under Israeli apartheid for the last 75 years. They can't walk on the same street as Israelis, they have to live under large amounts of surveillance and occupation. They get arrested for committing the smallest of crimes while an Israeli in the West Bank can easily just murder a Palestinian without anything ever happening to them. That's what real apartheid is. The Hamas massacre was simply a pressure cooker exploding after forcefully being kept under years of oppression, poverty, and apartheid

@nathanngumi8467 5 ай бұрын

Great animation! Not many appreciate the complexity and nuances of this history.

@dmd91101 5 ай бұрын

My mom grew up white in apartheid south africa, most of her side of the family still lives there. It's so incredibly important to me as a descendant of this horrific practice to be properly educated on it, and that's why I appreciate ted-ed's content so much. Thank you for another amazing video, perfect timing, as always.

@Digitalmenia 5 ай бұрын

Yeah and don't forget about palastine ❤

@arishemthejudge6780 5 ай бұрын

@@Digitalmeniaalso dont forget that modric robbed ronaldo of a ballon dor in 2018 and that hajime isayama rushed the ending

@slimenews6345 5 ай бұрын

@@Digitalmenia as an American who has seen Palestinians burn and spit on American flags as well as cheer for 9/11 why should I support them? Do you really think that they would support the US and the west after this? Do you think that they would just forgive and forget? No they would not. It would be a strategic failure for me to support them as well as going against the country I love.

@busarimaleek1907 5 ай бұрын

@@arishemthejudge6780he robbed messi, goofy

@grasonicus Ай бұрын

_"My mom grew up white in apartheid south africa"_ And, no doubt, her family old enough to remember will tell you apartheid South Africa was a much, much better place.

@Abdul_Mujeeb0253 5 ай бұрын

This goes to show how effective protests and demonstration really are. Great informative video

@joeycottone7755 5 ай бұрын

Yes they do. Not for the better all the time.

@vivianoosthuizen8990 5 ай бұрын

Only if international organisations that wants to benefit from the chaos of demonstrations and terrorism support it as they did the ANC an SA communist party

@dopedagoth1789 17 күн бұрын

But the protest and demonstrations didnt make it end The pressure from other countries did And that wasnt because of the protests, but because of the massacres I guess the massacres were because of the protests

@lm_b5080 7 күн бұрын

ya the apartheid government would never have let go had the soviet union not collapsed. also, pressure from the US + UK. it sadly wasn’t really bcs of the protests

@rgarlinyc 5 ай бұрын

Concise and clear exposition - every thinking person needs to know what Apartheid was/is and why/how it must remain defeated.

@r.s.fletcher7066 3 ай бұрын

Whether it's been defeated is up for debate, but I commend the general consensus

@gertjoubert7221 22 күн бұрын

History is a lie to please politicians and the rich. They control you with history.

@gertjoubert7221 22 күн бұрын

History is a lie. From the 1800 Europe was doing his best to get all whites out of Africa. The fight against the Boer nation started long ago with the Groot Trek out of the Cape province and later on it was the anglo Boer wars where the Boers fought the British. Not the afrikaners but the Boers. Many afrikaners joined the British, that is where the word “joiners” came from. But today the Boers get the blame, not Britain, the language you love so much. Apartheid laws started with Britain in 1887 already in the Cape schools and till 1961 south africa was a british union under british laws. Aparthei never ever started with the Boer

@dopedagoth1789 17 күн бұрын

It often baffles me how people like americans think because MLK had a dream (and got assasinated for it) and mandela got to be president that means apartheid has been eliminated completely This is all waaaaay to recent to have completely diminished To remove it from institutions and society takes time Its not a snap of the finger law says were equal so everything is fine

@mthulisimotsa 5 ай бұрын

As a Swati (citizen of South Africa's neighbouring country), thank you for telling our story. A lot of the heroes (today) that were exiled back then were scattered around and between our countries down south. This is history that affects all of us. We too faced a sense of what apartheid was like but the focus has always been on South Africa as our southern powerhouse. They don't necessarily teach a lot about this history in our educational system, at least not the factual narrative,,, so please keep doing what you're doing. For my South Africans out there; Amandla Awethu.

@turnip9367 5 ай бұрын

Another really informative video complimented by an incredible animation style. We're really lucky to have this for free.

@mryeet17boy74 Ай бұрын

People need to do their own research

@bekamamuladze3416 24 күн бұрын

@@mryeet17boy74 Having unbiased (partially but mostly) source such as Ted-ED is a bless to any individual, you can do ton of research and only read some propaganda, idk the purpose of your comment, just flexing the new narrative of the 21st century, yes, for your surprise, people who watch Ted-ED also love to do their own research, thank you and bye ;-;

@shadowmane55 5 ай бұрын

Jesus... The animation in this video... Y'all are killing it with these 🔥🔥🔥

@CharlotteXMoon 5 ай бұрын

I'm SO SORRY for the losses the families and friends have to endure!

@helenduplessis4166 5 ай бұрын

Many people of all races lost their lives fighting this battle.

@CharlotteXMoon 5 ай бұрын

@@helenduplessis4166 Agreed

@khanyi8512 5 ай бұрын

My mom still gets sad and angry at the mention of Apartheid,it breaks my heart.

@CharlotteXMoon 5 ай бұрын

@khanyi8512 I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe you should get your mum a therapist. It'll help her. It helps to talk to someone about these kinds of things, I know that to well

@khanyi8512 5 ай бұрын

@@CharlotteXMoon keep in mind she's an African parent,they don't really believe in therapy for themselves.

@kganetsisebola 5 ай бұрын

As a fellow South African, thank you for the video 🇿🇦.

@johnpaul4301 5 ай бұрын

Hey I have a question. How are the majority of white south africans? Are they racists or nice? I lived in Mauritius for a while where there has been a huge number of white south african immigration in the past decade, and I have to say they mostly stick to themselves. Like there's a pretty nice region in Mauritius where most people living there are white south africans, and I haven't really seen them trying to integrate to the Mauritian society

@user-ox8qs1iz4r 5 ай бұрын

@@johnpaul4301Hi John Paul, as a white South African who left SA, I can say this happens pretty much everywhere. If you’d take the Chinese in SA for example, they don’t necessarily integrate. Here in Singapore they have American clubs, the French schools etc. Some people are adventurous and love to meet people from everywhere and others like to stick to what they know. For me, moving to another country because I didn’t feel welcome in my own, made me want to stick to other white South Africans here. It is a complicated subject which is really hard to explain. Apartheid was wrong, but as a white South African who is only eligible for certain jobs in SA because of my colour due to racial transformation, it creates an ‘Apartheid light’ to an extent.

@johnpaul4301 5 ай бұрын

@@user-ox8qs1iz4r I get what you're trying to say but that's not an excuse for me. I believe every person, irrespective of race or ethnicity, who immigrates to a new country should make an effort to try to integrate properly into that country.

@Logan_TheLegend 3 ай бұрын

I'd say biggest problem is changing languages for all sides

@Mriss10 Ай бұрын

Now is the time to end apartheid and atrocities by the Israeli regime. Free Palestine!

@katmore9 5 ай бұрын

PERFECT timing yet again, TED-Ed! 🙂

5 ай бұрын

Yes, nobody wants to talk about white farmers....

@Agent-ie3uv 5 ай бұрын

@psst..... , quiet, you'll derail their ⬅️st narrative. 🤭🤭

@katmore9 5 ай бұрын

@BenceIlles Yup. That's exactly why TED-Ed did this video! To raise awareness of the plight of white settler farmers!

@MinhNguyen-ny2ns 5 ай бұрын

@ DW, give SA like 5 years and Ted-Ed will be making a video about The SA farmine.

@athelstan5794 5 ай бұрын

free Palestine

@cDogRage 5 ай бұрын

This isn't taught thoroughly in the country at schools, thank you for this. Edit: Seems lots of schools did and do cover it, maybe my school was just poop. Thanks for your replies.

@pauladrigwe2521 5 ай бұрын

Sort of true. You probably hear about it for the first time in high school. Would have to take History as a subject from Grade 10 for it to be taught in any detail

@aguynamedtriton 5 ай бұрын

It definitely is taught, just not in detail like it should be. About the only thing you wouldn't learn thats in this video is how close ties the ANC had with communism. It's not a connection they like to advertise.

@cDogRage 5 ай бұрын

@@aguynamedtriton Rural public high school in 2007. We did the French revolution, WW2, then the Sharpville massacre and election briefly, and that was it. I didn't take history in Grade10 though.

@cDogRage 5 ай бұрын

@@pauladrigwe2521 Ah, I did not take history, but shouldn't this stuff be taught early like how the Germans teach WW2? I don't think I should have to choose between learning about my country's history and choosing subjects that may get me employed.

@aguynamedtriton 5 ай бұрын

@@cDogRage would that our system were better. I learned most of what I did through English projects, so I guess it's up to the teachers and how well equipped they may be?

@newperson4889 5 ай бұрын

This was beautifully made and well researched ❤❤❤❤❤

@YayaBrooks-ut7pg 22 күн бұрын

crazy how history repeats itself, this time hopefully people will learn and end the genocide. Free Palestine 🇵🇸✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

@andrewlim9345 5 ай бұрын

Its sad that Apartheid has caused long lasting damage to South Africa in terms of socio-economic development and race relations. These will take decades to heal.

@ohhi5237 3 ай бұрын

ITS GETTING BETTER RIGHT what definition of healing do you use?

@grasonicus Ай бұрын

The damage to South Africa came after apartheid ended. Apartheid prevented the collapse which followed it.

@mypropmp4057 2 күн бұрын

The South Africans have already gave the ANC 30 years, and all the early progress made under Mandela has been wiped away by corruption. They need a new path forward, and the DA leads that path of true prosperity for all, we have seen it in the Western Cape!

@grasonicus 2 күн бұрын

@@mypropmp4057 What _early progress?_ The farm murders? The decline in infrastructure? The corruption? The increase in crime? All that started with uhuru, even under Mandela.

@wilsonkok4754 5 ай бұрын

Definitely one of the solid top acoustic guitars!

@revanthkrishna5791 5 ай бұрын

It was super crazy animation. This could be turned to a good movie or series.

@TuhinSarkar-gu3vy 5 ай бұрын

1990 . Damm . No wonder the aftershocks are still felt . It's been just 33 years

@ohhi5237 3 ай бұрын

it will be the same in 250 years

@Vukuzenzele 3 ай бұрын

Those "aftershocks" you're feeling is due to the ANC. Wake up!

@majl7917 5 ай бұрын

Timing of this subject couldn't be better. 👍

@richarddawkins4607 5 ай бұрын

she was 9

@majl7917 5 ай бұрын

@@richarddawkins4607 I was talking about apartheid.

@DefenseOnTitan 5 ай бұрын

Yes and the conflict between Israel and Palestine should end exactly like how Apartheid ended. By making peace and by both sides living together in peace.

@charlottesmoviephile8924 5 ай бұрын

@@DefenseOnTitanno such thing as peace. We are greedy violent creatures and it’s in our nature to be selfish and use others.

@majl7917 5 ай бұрын

@@DefenseOnTitan Tell that to Israel. And do not say Hamas. They are not the root cause nor the current cause of the apartheid regime and its violence. It serves only as a cheap all-encompassing answer to moralize Israel's actions that takes away from the fact that children are dying by the thousands. Yelling Hamas at everything doesn't change that fact, it just prolongs it.

@saurabhjadhav4481 5 ай бұрын

One of the best videos on this channel!!! The subject, the music , the art simply excellent.

@Kampamba 5 ай бұрын

They tried to wipe us out. I know we should forgive and forget, but this history is so painful and I often feel demonised for feeling hurt. Our feelings are relevant. Apartheid systematically broke an entire people and we never really healed properly. 💔

@khanyi8512 5 ай бұрын

Forgiveness comes with healing, forgiveness comes with a genuine apology.

@adamwyker4800 5 ай бұрын

What are you talking about? Which people? Are you talking about the Khoisan people? It’s infuriating that you are actually suffering from the effects of propaganda and the distorted reality of the true history. I’m not saying it hurts any less, if it feels real than it is. I’m not attacking or insulting you. I am angry because your pain is unnecessary and I’m sure it’s lead to anger and resentment that are also poisonous. South Africa is broken in 2023. The suffering today is exponentially greater than suffering under apartheid - look and compare ANY metric, ANY of them and see whether it’s better today or worse than 40 years ago. If it were so horrible then why did millions migrate from the north into South Africa? Why would you move to such an oppressive place? That makes zero sense? I honestly think if you researched the history of South Africa and understood what really happened it would ease your pain. You’ll start to realize nearly every single statement in this video is not just false but it’s the opposite of the truth. This is propaganda meant to divide people. Don’t let it.

@adamwyker4800 5 ай бұрын

⁠⁠⁠@@khanyi8512from who? And to who? An apology for turning a 1st world nation, the best of the entire continent, over to foreigners that had no history there and no hand in creating or developing the country? These were invaders that came illegally and eventually just outnumbered the native whites (and yes they were native since nobody lived there prior to their arrival). So the whites should apologize for creating a superb country and then being forced to hand it over to the invading hordes who have since absolutely, unequivocally looted and destroyed every single thing built by the whites? Ok…

@user-ox8qs1iz4r 5 ай бұрын

Though Apartheid was wrong, it is not the reason why SA is the SA today. Your hurt comes from your own not helping you out which creates an even bigger victim mentality. Your own brought SA to its knees. Your own broke the infrastructure built. Your own stole the resources we had, spending it on luxury goods and expensive parties while your own is still living in poverty. Your pain should rather be named your disappointment. Now there is nothing left to help anymore. Unfortunately people living in poverty have less chance now. It would take generations to rebuild what was lost in the last 30 years. We’re all stuck in this together now, not only you anymore. Today we are all victims of your own.

@joeycottone7755 5 ай бұрын

You could have moved

@yonj3269 28 күн бұрын

South Africa suffered from the same fire that burned the Palestinians. That is why South Africa was sympathetic to the Palestinians who suffer from apartheid and ethnic cleansing. 🇵🇸❤️🇿🇦

@boshoff814 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Just wish it was much longer. 7min is not enough

@lawrencemararac15 5 ай бұрын

I went to South Africa two months ago for a class trip on the post-Apartheid era. It is great to see how much improvements are the now compared to before, but the effects of the Apartheid is still there... there's still so much inequality visible around especially in Cape Town and Johannesburg where we went.

@ryanstephen6163 4 ай бұрын

What they won't tell you: Inequality has worsened since Apartheid ended (see Gini coefficient) and unemployment has increased by a massive 50%

@Logan_TheLegend 3 ай бұрын

The thing is every party we have available is kak and half of sa don't want to vote no more

@r.s.fletcher7066 3 ай бұрын

Would love to see these so-called "improvements"

@r.s.fletcher7066 3 ай бұрын

@@Logan_TheLegend Lmao, this is so true I'm crying😭 Not SA just barely breaching the 8mil mark in our 2020 election, people are worn out!!

@dannyarcher6370 Ай бұрын

Improvements?? WTF are you talking about?? Asking as a South African.

@deadmanthehekatonkheire994 5 ай бұрын

I mean... sure. You can't do a thorough deep dive into such a complex issue in 7 minutes, but it's a good enough crash course.

@andieallison6792 5 ай бұрын

I mean, duh?

@AgentMoray 5 ай бұрын

Mostly accurate, although it does skim over some of the historic details. I grew up in Apartheid South Africa in the 80s. As a POC who is still living in South Africa, I can tell you that for instance, international sanctions meant nothing as American companies carried on business as usual further propping up Apartheid. That's just one example of what I mean when I say "mostly accurate" , we'd be here all day if I nitpicked on the content of the video.

@andieallison6792 5 ай бұрын

I mean it's 7 minutes long, what do you expect?

@AgentMoray 5 ай бұрын

@@andieallison6792 yeah, fair enough - it's very good generally.

@Lucas5632- 5 ай бұрын

Genuine question...What's a POC ? Thanks

@askosefamerve 5 ай бұрын

@@Lucas5632- Person of color. Basically, anyone who is not white/European/"Caucasian".

@hussienbintalal91 5 ай бұрын

The exact same history, with the exact same details, the level of similarities it chilling

@brickisao2999 3 ай бұрын

Nice video + Gelb 4 was here

@itscrajesh 16 күн бұрын

"There are so many horror stories of the time that it would just make my blood boil. How some humans can be so cruel and still have the guts to go to church every Sunday to call themselves the Lord's holy children... " Because that's what The Lord wanted.

@benihariono7134 4 ай бұрын

We love south Africa from Indonesia

@kaspar.mp3 28 күн бұрын

Remember Palestine, Congo and Sudan.

@mslauralew 5 ай бұрын

Look at South Africa in 2023. See any improvement?

@delayon3976 2 ай бұрын

Yelp.

@lids1189 2 ай бұрын

Mmhmmm. Exactly what always goes through my mind

@HypnoChode74 2 ай бұрын

The ANC should have never been unbanned.

@Ayto-xn9vs 2 ай бұрын

Of course. If only we didn't open the boarder we would have been unstoppable

@jakefix6478 26 күн бұрын

Well, running a country with a subclass of exploited workers to feed a small few is always easier, but it doesn't make it right. The country may still be a hot mess but it has a greater potential to improve then Aparteid ever had, even if it is being squandered by some corrupt and incompetent groups in govt. So even though it looks bad it is infinitely better

@Manowar458 5 ай бұрын

Good video as always

@akhtarhusain1058 5 ай бұрын

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@celinanamalambo9798 5 ай бұрын

As a Zambian i think we need more videos like this. I dont think people understand the evils that was still done to Africans post slavery. Our history did a complete 360 after white involvement and not for the good pro-colonialism people think.

@blueshere4u 5 ай бұрын

WOW... I never knew of this before.

@LuvAndropovMaseti 5 ай бұрын

I’m watching this from South Africa.🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦💚

@mohammadsufiyaan5330 5 ай бұрын

Will be waiting for TED's similar video on Palestine once apartheid ends. It's hard to do now

@thatonekerbal 2 ай бұрын

Nope. The Palestinian guys are far more violent(ie, suicide bombers, rockets, kidnapping). What did the ANC do and what did Hamas, PLO do?

@BogotaMusichannel 5 ай бұрын

One minute of a Ted's video can't make you shed a tear. The video:

@azanraza6234 5 ай бұрын

visuals are great

@irawilliams343 Ай бұрын

The more the oppressed are pushed to a corner, the more passionate they come. This is something tyrants have always failed to understand.

@sihles229 5 ай бұрын

Always love to see the history of my nation shared

@immanuelappiah5600 5 ай бұрын

I cried watching this

@lduh9446 5 ай бұрын

I was so frustrated by the first title glad you’ve changed it

@yemyem794 5 ай бұрын

What was the first title?

@lduh9446 5 ай бұрын

@@yemyem794 what is apartheid and how did it end It didn’t mention specifically the apartheid in South Africa. Because apartheid didn’t end in the world it is still there and the simplest example: isreal apartheid on Palestinians

@yemyem794 5 ай бұрын

@@lduh9446 thanks for the swift response.👍🏽

@cryptosurjgill5856 5 ай бұрын

Just watched escape from Pretoria,amazing film with Radcliffe

@tahaabdullah4278 5 ай бұрын

Make a video on Israeli Apartheid in Palestine

@user-ox8qs1iz4r 5 ай бұрын

Huh? Not the same thing. At all.

@xXBlackeye96Xx 5 ай бұрын

I used to wonder how people around the world let this Apartheid regime go unchallenged and why there was no action taken to end it, then I look at Apartheid Israel and it makes sense.

@ohhi5237 3 ай бұрын

wtf u on

@Ayto-xn9vs 2 ай бұрын

Israel is completely different. Unlike in south Africa that land belongs to Israel.

@arcie3716 5 ай бұрын

A much needed video

@vert1811 5 ай бұрын

the past exist for us to learn, do what you can do now or the history just gonna repeat again and again and again

@themxd8097 5 ай бұрын

The writers of this went to great lengths to not mention the word coloured (mixed race people) throughout the entire video. Please note that Coloured is not offensive to us and is a good description for mixed people since we vary in complexion depending on our mixture. I would also like to suggest making videos on the history of the term people of colour as well as bias against mixed race people which this video has displayed.

@engeltjie_engelbrecht 5 ай бұрын

They think that because we speak Afrikaans, we weren't oppressed or a major factor in what happened

@themxd8097 5 ай бұрын

@@engeltjie_engelbrecht they do the same to english speaking coloureds

@andieallison6792 5 ай бұрын

What are you talking about? How is that relevant? They mentioned that mixed-race marriages were illegal and that's it. Mixed-race people are not the subject of Apartheid.

@engeltjie_engelbrecht 5 ай бұрын

@@andieallison6792 it's VERY relevant, we are a subject of Apartheid

@themxd8097 5 ай бұрын

@andieallison6792 the relevance is that the video is critical about aparthied racial views but they are ignoring coloured identity and our history during the aparthied era

@faizanbabul5374 5 ай бұрын

May Falasteen be freed from Apartheid, Amen!

@alveca2veca 5 ай бұрын

South African here: Really appreciate this and made it more clearer

@mendalolores3020 4 ай бұрын

You are what is wrong with this country. Go educate yourself rather than relying in online propaganda videos from America to learn about the history of your country.

@nadaasem3315 5 ай бұрын

Talk about the ethnic cleansing in gaza

@AllAboutMMA 5 ай бұрын

There are palestinians living in israel 20% of israel population is palestinians They have the right same israelis,some of them even serve in the military,police,civil servant,and the government

@I.I.I.A2 5 ай бұрын

@@AllAboutMMAOh you left out some details Hasbara: Palestinians are like second class, if not third class citizens in Israel. Over 50% are in poverty, hardly have good job opportunities and have to endure daily IDF violence. They live on about 3% land in the north, although they make up 20% of the Israeli population. They are not allowed to build their houses where their grandparents lived because the military does not allow it. They are controlled by cameras during elections and Netanyahu himself said that he hates to see Arabs vote.

@moayadbassam 5 ай бұрын

If you think this is unbelievable. Just remember that there is an apartheid state currently engaging in an ethnic cleansing campaign with full support of the west, right now! Oh and it's been declared an apartheid state by: -Amnesty International -Human rights watch and even Jewish Israeli human rights groups as: Yesh Din (July 2020), B'Tselem (January 2021) Not to mention 75 years of occupation!

@shaeuwn 5 ай бұрын

We still haven't learnt from history. Palestine will have a similar TED-Ed video one day and we all will be culpable.

@jdtreharne 5 ай бұрын

Exactly. Hopefully soon Jews will be allowed in Gaza again.

@rishabhdave4255 5 ай бұрын

@@jdtreharne what about the palestinians in the west bank?

@jdtreharne 5 ай бұрын

@@rishabhdave4255 what about them?

@dickhardpicard 5 ай бұрын

@@jdtreharne Isreal is the new apartheid government. As of 2013Israel has admitted for the first time that it has been giving Ethiopian Jewish immigrants birth-control injections, often without their knowledge or consent. The government had previously denied the practice but the Israeli Health Ministry’s director-general has now ordered gynaecologists to stop administering the drugs

@rishabhdave4255 5 ай бұрын

@@jdtreharne they can't move freely in their own country and are restricted by apartheid policies while Israel continues to occupy their land

@tumelokhasake4243 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing south africa

@lordmoe9102 5 ай бұрын

I love Ted Ed

@CharlieMulliss 5 ай бұрын

Watching this with what's been going on in Palestine over the past 70 years is truely eye-opening ☹️

@jamiesedgefield5476 5 ай бұрын

it's funny how these guys don't do a video on Israeli apartheid when it is exactly the same thing using exactly the same tactics, could it be that these guys have zionist leanings - pathetic double-think.

@thatonekerbal 2 ай бұрын

Palestine movement is BS. PLO, Hamas regularly commited violence(kidnappings, hostage taking, bombings, suicide bombings, rockets) against innocent Israelis. We saw no such things in anti-apartheid movement. Sure, there was violence, but they specifically took the sabotage avenue to AVOID killing people. Plus, when did ANC kidnap white civilians, take white hostages, bomb white schools, send child suicide bombers, or fire rockets into white towns?

@matttheking1655 5 ай бұрын

Steve Biko is a Legend!!!

@DamanKingBear 4 ай бұрын

No mention of the New Zealand 1981 springbok tour?

@mrcylinderyt Ай бұрын

As a south African I can confirm that this video is factual, I am extremely happy that segregation has ended and that finally we are truly a rainbow nation. Apartheid was truly the darkest side of south Africa. The effects of apartheid can most certainly be seen today but they are steadily being erased from history. And to the ted team: those king proteas at the end were a nice touch (the flowers)

@KoketsoR7 5 ай бұрын

Sad part is the chains of Apartheid still weigh heavy on South Africa till today.

@mendalolores3020 4 ай бұрын

Yes, the ANC made sure of that.

@pallas.comorant.flight 5 ай бұрын

I live in the US, but my mom grew up during apartheid South Africa (labeled colored) I have a good life but generational trauma is real. My mom has mental health problems and a lot of her family has physical health problems (such as diabetes that runs). She is doing her best for me: but growing up surrounded by trauma does have its effects on her There was a period of time where I was frequently torn down by her, and told me all these things about me that I ended up believing. She since was able to stop, but of course those words still stick I have anxiety and depression. While I don’t believe I have a terrible life (especially compared to my mom’s trauma), I do see myself in the hurt child that my mother once was

@joeycottone7755 5 ай бұрын

The only way to end "generational trauma" is to stop having kids

@pavanayush6071 5 ай бұрын

This came in my exam should have released it 3 days ago lol. 3 days ago is this chapters exam.

@jjjxcfdarvb1137 5 ай бұрын

I literally was searching for a video of Nelson Mandela by Ted Ed yesterday and I didn't find any thank you for putting it.

@ubi2002 5 ай бұрын

No mention of Desmond Tutu? :/

@TheAcolossus 5 ай бұрын

Same thing happening to Palestinians and no one bats an eye. 50 years later they will make a sympathetic video to absolve our sins. Always remember Mandela stood with Palestine.

@joeycottone7755 5 ай бұрын

Mandela was a terrorist

@thatonekerbal 2 ай бұрын

Nope. This is different

@edwardsnowden8821 Ай бұрын

ya keep lying to yourself @@thatonekerbal

@fangirl27862 5 ай бұрын

I love yo TED-ed but what happened whit the spanish subbtitles?? :(

@supermanonemillion7222 3 ай бұрын

*Apartheid happen after the afrikaners was killed with their families in the concentration camps by the british they used the groot trek to run to open spaces where they started to build ( What you see today in south africa they build)*

@SathwikKesappragada 5 ай бұрын

Steve Biko's death was so cruel

@hydromic2518 5 ай бұрын

Yes

@Opendi01 5 ай бұрын

May he rest in power

@shreyashvaidya2773 5 ай бұрын

An entire song was composed, depicting his legacy

@helenduplessis4166 5 ай бұрын

As were the deaths of the many people who were necklaced by Winnie Mandela.

@Opendi01 5 ай бұрын

@@helenduplessis4166 because that justifies Bikos death

@Housambm 5 ай бұрын

Thank you TED Ed. Would you be willing to speak about the horrific apartheid in Palestine?

@jawvees2585 5 ай бұрын

Amazing video thanks 🎉

@ItIsRan 5 ай бұрын

I'm sure the comments would be wonderful

@bnazan6920 5 ай бұрын

bUt wHaT aBOuT pLaStInE

@DefenseOnTitan 5 ай бұрын

As always.

@BeerDad69 5 ай бұрын

What do you mean?

@aaaqum 5 ай бұрын

Yes, Israeli apartheid. Have a "wonderful" afternoon. Free Palestine 🇵🇸✌🏽🔻

@bnazan6920 5 ай бұрын

@@aaaqum Every palestinian territory has apartheid laws against jews. Arab countries have created apartheids for Palestinians and recognize them as 2nd class citizens. Free Palestine from Islamic dictatorships. Have a wonderful evening. ✌🏽

@mandlamatsane2889 5 ай бұрын

As a South African such content trigger me , I don’t think my fellow South Africans are really ready to face this

@joeycottone7755 5 ай бұрын

They aren't ready to face the fact that corruption and incompetence is ruling the country now.

@gachagoddesskim7630 2 ай бұрын

It's pretty ironic that for one to have freedom one must demand it, take it "Freedom is never granted to the oppressed, it's gotta be demanded, taken" - Levi Jackson in Hidden Figures

@ThinksFarToMuch Ай бұрын

Maybe I’m biased, but does anyone else wish the video mentioned the contributions of the late, Nobel Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu to the struggle?

@KonniWynn 5 ай бұрын

Never forget

@user-ox8qs1iz4r 5 ай бұрын

With the future outlook of SA at this point, I would rather want to forget everything from 2004 onwards.

@visuali235 5 ай бұрын

And just like South Africa resistance is the answer to occupation and apartheid

@jashardwallington 5 ай бұрын

Interesting

@INTER.NET_TONY 39 минут бұрын

I still suffer from the effects

@kenster8270 5 ай бұрын

0:37 That's not entirely correct. The language is primarily used by so-called Coloured people, who are a distinct ethnic group of multiracial South Africans and Namibians. White people are evenly split between Afrikaans speakers and English speakers.

@user-jl4et6ke7v 5 ай бұрын

The comparison to the palestinians in the comments are not fair towards the indigenous African who did not face other indigenous people but coloniesers, did not commit consistent terror against them, and did not reject 5 suggestions to peace.

@h.i.m.3200 5 ай бұрын

How are Israeli indigenous? The majority came from Europe and the US and then changed their names and hid their origins. Who committed aggression against the other first? Maybe the settlers who took native lands and created a country in the middle of an existing country? In the video, it's clearly stated protests started peacefully and when they were slaughtered in return, they turned militant. That's what happens when you're repressed and civilized protests only gets you targeted and shot down. Let's use logic and facts, please.

@user-jl4et6ke7v 5 ай бұрын

The Jews are indigenous to Judea which is the land of Israel these days and were exiled 2000 years ago. The Arabs came many years after and their names are Syrians, Egyptians and Jordanians and they didnt even changed them. the ones who started the war on 1947 were the arabs. indeed, lets use logics and facts@@h.i.m.3200

@mylifeago1546 5 ай бұрын

@@user-jl4et6ke7v judaism is a religion, jews are not natives Zionists are colonizers

@amimore-hq2xr 5 ай бұрын

5 suggestions of peace that were in favour to Israel.

@user-ie5dz7wy9n 5 ай бұрын

@@amimore-hq2xrIn what way they were in favor of Israel? Did the Palestinians suggest something instead? You got your answer, they will never compromise because they only want to kill all the Jews.

@KyloKen-cx7qr 5 ай бұрын

I'm a South African, like many viewers of this video and it is my hope that parallels can be drawn between our Apartheid and the ongoing Apartheid and genocidal killings in Palestine. We South Africans are unique in understanding the real-world effects of separatist legislation. And as such we literally cannot turn a blind eye. We may not be able to completely heal the wounds of our past but we can have an impact on what is going on in the East right now. Palestine will be Free. 🇵🇸

@joeycottone7755 5 ай бұрын

Stop. Just stop. If south Africa is an example of what happens if they end apartheid, then they should not end it. Unless you're ok with another failed country

@taliasanders4849 5 ай бұрын

Except this tiny detail that Arabs and Muslims have equal rights in Israel and have many political parties and can be elected for presidency. Also small detail is that hamas runs Palestine autonomously with no involvement of Israel until they literally started a war with Israel. Now if we go over these we can observe that not one of the conditions for an apartheid exist in that situation.

@_.belladonna_ 5 ай бұрын

@@taliasanders4849 "But...but hamas" 🤓..Hamas does not run Palestine and that's a very basic thing to understand. You've literally digested all of the colonists false claims and believed it, damn I pity you. Hamas does not operate in the west bank not in Syria and certainly not in Lebanon, zionists love to pick fights with the Arabs and when they get violent responses equally back they whine uncontrollably. Its simple the zionist ethnostate is an apartheid which has been restated over and over again by human rights group, but colonisers will behave like colonisers and freedom fighters will do anything to be free. Beware hamas might be under your bed too 😱🧟‍♂️

@I.I.I.A2 5 ай бұрын

@@taliasanders4849Oh you left out some details Ms. Hasbara: Palestinians are like second class, if not third class citizens in Israel. Over 50% are in poverty, hardly have good job opportunities and have to endure daily IDF violence. They live on about 3% land in the north, although they make up 20% of the Israeli population. They are not allowed to build their houses where their grandparents lived because the military does not allow it. They are controlled by cameras during elections and Netanyahu himself said that he hates to see Arabs vote. The settlers have more rights in the West Bank, Palestine, even though they are there illegally. With the help of the IDF, they harass the Palestinians and even murder them, which in turn is labeled as self-defense. The Palestinians can hardly move, because in some places only the settlers have the right, so they have to take detours. Oh yes, and Gaza... Back then, not even half of the population voted for Hamas, and half of the population are children. 75% are against Hamas before the war. But there is no one but Hamas to give them some protection. Gaza blockade, food blockade by Israel, innocent Palestinians under torture in Israeli prisons and so on.... There is more to say, but then I would put hours on this comment.

@user-eq2dx2jp6v 5 ай бұрын

👍❤🌹💝thank you

@sergiobravo252 5 ай бұрын

Hey. TED ! How long you gonna wait, till you tell us the same about israel ?

@noamjacob1216 5 ай бұрын

Can’t talk about something that isn’t happening. Unless you call two countries in a war with each other apartheid. You know the vietnam war? Guess that’s apartheid. World war 2 more like World Apartheid 2. Let’s not care about the meaning of apartheid (racial segregation within a country).

@londanintshangase 11 күн бұрын

@@noamjacob1216 oh so Palestinians have statehood now?

@noamjacob1216 11 күн бұрын

@@londanintshangase it’s a war with the defacto government of a fake country. I don’t see your point

@a1esandra 5 ай бұрын

fascinated by the recent topics the channel has been putting out like the apartheid in SA and americas killing of bison. to me its very clear its meant to draw comparisons to the genocide/ecocide/apartheid happening in palestine. why not just make a video about it

@user-justsomeone 5 ай бұрын

Irish potato famine too, right after the conflict began I wonder if it is trying to send a message or something like that.

@SinaiLanguageLovingBallerino 5 ай бұрын

Israel is not creating a genocide, there are more Palestinians than before

@a1esandra 5 ай бұрын

@SinaiLanguageLovingBallerino israel is not killing an entire people because they didnt kill all of them? ur seeing kids being blown to bits and ur thinking its ok bc there are still more kids? dont bother replying theres nothing i want to hear from you

@MJ31579 5 ай бұрын

@SinaiLanguageLovingBallerino you're a joke

@MJ31579 5 ай бұрын

What is happening in Palestine is, by definition legal definition, an apartheid.

@mcebomaziya3299 5 ай бұрын

I’m South African and only learnt about apartheid when I left for school abroad or from my family. Crazy.

@Avaricumstudios 5 ай бұрын

South Africa had nukes too,long before the West imposed sanctions on South Africa, the rest of Africa had imposed sanctions ..I remember no South African airways plane could use any African countries airspace,you had African countries actively training and sending guerrillas to fight Apartheid in South Africa, this is something that the Palestinians lack in their struggle