Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in South Africa , enforced by the government from 1948 until 1994 . These men and women were anti - apartheid activists who stood up against injustice . But Mandela was n't alone in his fight to end this injustice . Many have been jailed , killed or exiled during their struggle against racial segregation .
Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in South Africa , enforced by the government from 1948 until 1994 . These men and women were anti - apartheid activists who stood up against injustice . Many have been jailed , killed or exiled during their struggle against racial segregation .