The struggle against apartheid
By: Patience Coster.
Series: Timelines
Publisher: Arcturus Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781848376403
Subjects: Apartheid -- South Africa -- History -- Juvenile literature; South Africa -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature; South Africa -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "Discusses events in South Africa that lead up to and followed the end of apartheid, beginning with the peace treaty of Vereeniging and continuing through the election of Jacob Zuma"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The Peace of Vereeniging: 31 May 1902; title: The union of South Africa: 31 May 1910; title: African opposition: 8-12 January 1912; title: The natives' land act: 19 June 1913; title: The passive resistance campaign: 13 June 1946; title: The apartheid election: 26 May 1948; title: The Bantu authorities act: 17 July 1951; title: The defiance campaign: 6 April 1952; title: The Congress of the People: 26 June 1955; title: Sharpeville: 21 March 1960; title: South Africa leaves the Commonwealth: 31 May 1961; title: Mandela sentenced to life imprisonment: 12 June 1964; title: The South African students' organization: 1 July 1969; title: The Soweto uprising: 16 June 1976; title: The death of Steve Biko: 12 September 1977; title: Murder in Sharpeville: 3 September 1984; title: State of emergency: 20 July 1985; title: F. W. de Klerk is elected: 14 September 1989; title: The release of Mandela: 11 February 1990; title: The first non-racial elections: 27 April 1994; title: Hopes for the future: 28 October 1998; title: Key figures in the apartheid era.