Institutional Racism

For about 42 years, non-white South Africans suffered one the worst instances of institutional racism and white supremacy in the world. The apartheid came into law in 1948 which allowed the government to create a series of racist laws that would further cripple the advancement of non-whites under a white rule. The laws enacted dismantled the education system for blacks, subjected protestors to jail time, and delegated where people lived based on race and skin color. These practices would disproportionately benefit whites and hurdle prosperity amongst black South Africans.
The government enacted laws that would undermine the education system for blacks that include the Bantu Education Act of 1953 and the Extension University Education Act
45 is another way the government undermined the education system among non-whites. In 1959, the government made it a criminal offense to register any non-white to an open university without the approval of the Minister of Internal Affairs. It also segregated universities based on race. This law disproportionately benefitted whites while non-whites saw a decrease in enrollment among universities such as Cape Town University, Natal University, and Witwatersrand University. Enrollment among whites in 1958 were 4,408 at Cape Town, 2,530 at Natal, and 4,756 at Witwatersrand. Enrollment for blacks were 37 at Cape Town, 188 at Natal, and 73 (Politics Web). After the act was passed, enrollment at those three universities saw a decrease in black students in 1970. Enrollment at Cape Town decreased to 3 students, 163 students at Natal, and 5 at Witwatersrand (Politics Web). White enrollment, the minority of the region, increased at those three universities while enrolled for blacks decreased significantly. This law allowed whites to obtain a higher education to obtain better paying jobs while non-whites were left to lower paying jobs. Both laws are a great example of institutional racism and white supremacy. It allowed suppression of the advancement of blacks and allowed for whites to
The law would put colored individuals on a separate roll and required them to vote for white representatives. This was a deliberate act to dissolve a previously fair system that was put into place that further diminished under unofficial apartheid rule called the Cape Province. Cape Province extended the right to vote to anyone regardless of race. The government saw it fit to get rid of this system to benefit their party. Subsequently, government officials who were created apartheid laws were won several elections after passing of the law. After an unsuccessful attempt of passing the law, politicians passed another law that further suppressed the black vote. By intentionally suppressing the black vote, the apartheid could reign in South Africa for over 42 years