Proceedings of the 15th International Academic Conference, Rome

A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE SEGREGATION POLICY AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE APARTHEID POLICY

SERDAR ORNEK, FEYZA KAVI, BARANSEL MIZRAK

Abstract:

Segregation is a policy and practice of imposing the seperation of races. The segregation in America can be described as the endeavors of white Americans to keep African Americans in a subordinate status by denying the African American people’s equal access to public facilities (public schools, housing and/or industry) and also ensuring that blacks lived apart from whites. Apartheid is a system of racial segregation in South Africa enforced through legislation by the National Party governments from 1948 to 1994, under which the rights, associations, and movements of the black inhabitants were restricted. The fundamental difference between African Americans and Africans is the way they react to racism ans discrimination. They have also some differences in their culture, language and education system. Whereas they have similar hope, disappointment and disillusionment. In order to understand the deep relation between African Americans and Africans, the background of these two groups should be examined. The aim of this paper is to define the main points of the segregation and apartheid by making comparisons.

Keywords: Segregation, Apartheid, Discrimination, African Americans, Africans

DOI: 10.20472/IAC.2015.015.139

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