Here is a question posed by Aayesha: After studying both Apartheid in South Africa and the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S., we can notice striking similiarities. However, after analysing the outcomes, there are noticable differences. We notice that the South African society and people have resolved the issue more effectively than the Americans, who find the racial issue an 'uncomfortable' one to confront and talk about. Why is it that these two countries have dealt with similiar situations in such different ways?
Please reply to Aayesha's question and feel free to pose your own questions.
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Hello there all of you! o.k. so I knwo this is my question but I didn't personally post it so I have an attempt at an answer to it. The South Africans will probably already have heard of it since I mentioned it in our meeting... Could it be that America was so consumed in its international affairs at the time that when the recognition of African-American Rights did happen, it was not given the attention and energy it deserved? Kelly told us that the Vietnam War was being fought at the time, so maybe it's not so far-fetched. Meanwhile, here in South Africa, the country and its people devoted all of their power, reources and focus onto equality and total reconciliation. I don't know... let me know what you guys think!
Btw, great blog Jesse!:)
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