Apartheid South Africa

Dr. Roy Casagranda covers the history of Apartheid in South Africa.
This talk is dedicated to Nelson Mandela and is released on the tenth anniversary of his death.

Can a state be a democracy if it excludes a large segment or even the majority of it's population from citizenship? From the right to vote?

[malikase]

I'm a South African 🇿🇦 but this man has taught me in a 2hour video than 12years of school in South Africa

[TruRedCRIME]

This man has taught more in 1 month than any schooling did in 15 years

[annakat]

I'm 55 years old with college degrees and I learn more from your videos than I ever did in my primary OR secondary educations! Your students are lucky to have you in their young lives!

[fariedaparker]

Thank you Roy. I learned alot about my countries earlier years. I matriculated in South Africa in 1987. So I'm speaking from experience being a coloured high school student at the time. The insurection started inI Soweto but all non white schools were part of the insurrection. Not just the African schools. I lived through it from my primary school days to the year I matriculated. Actually my first yeart at a coloured university too. I love your lectures, especially the ones of the muslim world. I'm a Muslim from Malaysian slave and Indian traders descent. Thank you

[oethmaancornelius]

This lecture should be played in all RSA high school, so much understanding, simplified. I've learnt so much from the lecture tgat I never did in school. Excellent lecture Dr

[Unitedummah-ro]

This man really goes through everything
Keep up the good work
Love from south Africa🇵🇸🇿🇦

[falconux]

Dr. Casagranda, outstanding lecture as usual, it's impossible to not see the parallels of what happened in South Africa with what has been happening in Palestine for70+ yrs now.

[nathantan]

I see a lecture from Dr Casagranda, I watch.

[aliciagaylemahomet]

As a South African Indian, indentured labourer heritage, born in 1980, thank you for extending the voice of our country through yours. Nkosi sekele iAfrika 🙏🏽🇿🇦

[itsovergetuptherejoe]

After watching the first hour. There is so much you cannot cover just due to the complexity and dynamic of South African/Southern African history. But my word what an invaluable series. Thank you

[hamoozihamz]

Dr Roy Casagranda is the teacher we all wanted but never got. What an absolute gem of a human ❤️

[asadashraf]

I think this is the Dr’s way of talking about Palestine, while circumventing peoples allegiances and known/unknown biases.

[dkuno]

There are many things I'm grateful in life for and one of them is to have found and being able to watch Professor Roy Casagranda's lectures. Thank you for your work!

[daniellechuga]

I get thru my 12 hour shifts by listening to Dr Roy Casagranda! 😅❤

[nawhaal]

Thanks for your lecture as always it’s the best history lectures.

I grew up in Cape Town and was at primary school at the height of the 80’s uprising.
The Trojan Horse massacre happened quite close to where I lived. We heard how those boys had fled from the riot police and hid in surrounding homes. They were chased and killed by the riot police who dragged them out of the houses. They were kids.
The Truth and Reconciliation was cathartic - we wanted peace we wanted to go forward with hearts at peace.

Still a lot of inequality in South Africa but it’s my country and I love it.

[wafaabusaif]

Thank you Dr. Roy, I am a stateless Palestinian with a degree in City Planning and I am currently studying Apartheid and Spacial Justice; this was super informative and very informative to the case of Apartheid in Israel/Occupied colonized Palestine.

[saphire]

I’m seriously thankful for you right now Roy. we’re so out of touch with reality that it just nauseates me. I’ve learned so much from your lectures and hope to see more topics, but you’re one of my favorites to listen to on repeat at the moment

[abrahamsy]

thank you sir, may God bless you and your family . Always a pleasure listening to you

[Colin-tonv]

The border war was most definitely a war we won, as told in his book by Gen Jannie Geldenhuys, who ultimately negotiated the peace deal, too. His book: "Those who win, " or "Die Wat Wen." For, he had promised the soldiers on the ground, in that unreported war, to tell their story. His book is so worthy of being read!
The official English translation changed the title, for a wider readership, to "At the Front".

[AndrewJFO]

I'm about 25 minutes in, and while I have to acknowledge care and attention to detail, there are a few key historical inaccuracies that should be noted. First, the establishment of the Boer Republics in the interior weren't actually as violent as suggested, at least not for the Orange Free State or the South African Republic; Natalia - certainly, violent clashes with the Zulu are a main theme and why it was so short-lived. The curious reality of it, is that while the interior certainly showed evidence of widespread settlement in the past, the territory was largely empty and the establishment of the republics was remarkable for their lack of bloodshed. The early Boers mostly had favourable relations with the Basotho, Tswana and Ndebele (local Matabele).

The next key point is the Cape Coloured, you've characterised them as a product of the mingling of the Xhoe-Xhoen (and Namaqua and Nama) and the Dutch settlers. While that certainly was true, you also should not disregard the influence of the Cape Malay component - the slaves transported from modern Indonesia and Malaysia. They are the reason for the notable presence of Islam in South Africa today, as well as their influence on the development of Afrikaans as compared with Dutch and of course on the culinary tradition. Also, being a Cape Coloured isn't about being racially mixed, it's an identifiable ethnogroup with a distinct accent and rich culture.