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During apartheid, what was considered one of the worst crimes you could commit?
During apartheid, what was considered one of the worst crimes you could commit?
- Having sexual relations with a person of another race (correct)
- Being mixed race
- Revealing the system as unsustainable and incoherent
- Challenging the system as unjust
What does race mixing prove in a society built on institutionalized racism?
What does race mixing prove in a society built on institutionalized racism?
- It reveals the system as unsustainable and incoherent (correct)
- It is a crime worse than treason
- It is a common occurrence
- It challenges the system as unjust
When did mixed kids start to appear in South Africa?
When did mixed kids start to appear in South Africa?
- Nine months after the first Dutch boats hit the beach in Table Bay (correct)
- After the end of apartheid
- During the apartheid era
- When the colonists arrived in South Africa
What was the racial background of the author's mother?
What was the racial background of the author's mother?
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What was the racial background of the author's father?
What was the racial background of the author's father?
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Study Notes
Apartheid Era Crimes
- During apartheid, one of the worst crimes was considered to be race mixing, also known as "immorality".
Racism and Mixed-Race Children
- In a society built on institutionalized racism, race mixing proved that the social construct of race was fictional and not biological.
Demographic Shift in South Africa
- Mixed-race children, also known as "colored" people, started to appear in South Africa during the apartheid era.
Author's Family Background
Maternal Racial Background
- The author's mother was classified as "colored" during the apartheid era.
Paternal Racial Background
- The author's father was classified as "white" during the apartheid era.
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