(History)

R acism in its extreme forced people to act

E quality was the ultimate goal of the resistance

S harpville was one site where non-violent protestors were killed by the South African police

I n Soweto, the police killed 700 students who were protesting the use of Afrikaans, the language of their oppressors, in their schools

S pear of the Nation" was led by Nelson Mandela as an armed resistance movement

T hree thousand South Africans of all races published the Freedom Charter, which declared that South Africa belonged to all who live in it

A frican National Congress, Pan African Congress, and other groups formed

N elson Mandela and the rest of ANC's leaders were jailed for 27 years

C hristian oppostion was led by Desmond Tutu, who won a Noble Peace prize along with Nelson Mandela and Albert Luthuli

E conomic sanctions were imposed by the international community and the government gave in