This picture shows that blacks had to carry passbooks that determined where they could live and work, among other things.

The black citizens in South Africa had extremely poor living conditions. There houses were tiny and very packed together.

This is a child that died because of the poor living conditions, lack of food and poverty.

This is an example of the unequal treatment of the majority of the population.

Nelson Mandela was a leader in support of black equality. He was arrested in 1962 and finally released in 1990.