HIST 222 - Apartheid and Resistance in South Africa

This course examines the rise and fall of apartheid, the notorious regime of racial segregation and inequality that ruled South Africa from 1948 to 1994. We consider the antecedents of apartheid, its implementation as formal state policy, and popular resistance to the apartheid system. We also examine the complex legacies of apartheid and the politics of history and memory that continue to loom in its aftermath. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits