Bell Ringer – 5/5/08Happy Cinco de Mayo! This is a day that is

celebrated in the United States as a celebration of Mexican heritage.

• In paragraph form, explain how you view the relationship between African Americans and Mexicans in Chicago

OR• Explain a day of the year in which African

American heritage is recognized and contrast it with Cinco de Mayo.

Apartheid in South Africa

• Apartheid was the complete social, political, and economic isolation of black people from 1948 to 1994

• Legalized racial segregation (“Jim Crow”)• Black South Africans were stripped of

citizenship by white supremacists, an ideology similar to Hitler’s in Germany

• Blacks were forced to move to designated ‘homelands” – similar to Native Americans sent to “Indian Reservations” in the U.S.

Americans

• The antiapartheid movement became a major priority to Af-Ams

• Encouraged college and corporations to turn attention and financial assistance to South Africa

Nelson Mandela

• Nelson Mandela was the peace seeking leader of the African National Congress (key opposition party to South African president)

• His 1994 release from a 27-year prison term signaled end of Apartheid

• Elected Pres: 1994-1999

Homework

• Read Ch 23, Sn 2 (pgs 850-855)

• Answer all questions & define key terms on page 850