1. LESSON 4 THE
CULTURES OF
SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL AFRICA
Bellringer: What is “Swahili”?

2. Historical Comparisons
 What was the Civil Rights Movement?
 What was apartheid?

3. Apartheid
 Apartheid was a system of
racial segregation enforced by
the National Party governments
of South Africa between 1948
and 1994, under which the
rights of the majority non-white
inhabitants of South Africa were
curtailed and white
supremacy and
Afrikaner minority rule was
maintained
 Watch video clip about
apartheid
 http://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=2BzpKr4kvIM

4. Open books to page 81
 Read page 81
 As a class

5. South Africa
 South Africa
 Just one country in the
region, but has had great
influence socially and
economically
 Until the 1990’s the
white, European minority ruled
South Africa
 When England took control of South
Africa in 1932, they categorized
people by the color of their skin
 Blacks and Indians had little to no
rights under this system of
apartheid
 The colored majority fought for
years against apartheid, creating
a strong sense of nationalism
and community
 Wanted more say in their
government

6. South Africa
 Today, South Africa is
one of the richest and
more industrialized
nations in Africa
 It produces 2/5 of all
manufactured goods, ½ of the
minerals, and 1/5 of the
agricultural productions
 Labor demand; provided
jobs to other countries in
Southern Africa
 Miners
 Migrant workers; people
who move from place to
place to find word

7. Migrant Workers
 Migrant Worker Identity
 Miners lived and worked
in terrible conditions
 Although they were from
different countries, they
formed a bond living
together far from home
 Think of themselves as a
group
 “A person is a person
because of people”
 New sense of identity not
based on
language, religion, or
ethnicity
 In the 1980’s, mine
workers formed a union
 Fought for rights
 Strikes

8. Changes
 Tradition and
Change
 Experiencing cultural
changes
 Central Africa is very
diverse and trying to
cling to tradition
 Mbuti in the rain forest;
3000 year old culture
 But millions live in
shanty towns in the city
2 different worlds;
rural and city

9. South Africa and the World
 South Africa and the World
Cup
 http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=jxz6rNhUnj0&feature=
related
 Read lyrics;
http://www.metrolyrics.com/
wavin-flag-lyrics-knaan.html
 Importance of having the
World Cup in South Africa
 What does this mean for the
country?
 What image does the world
have about Africa?

10. EXIT CARD
 Answer in packet
 What is apartheid?

11. Partner Work
 In partners, students will read an article about
South African history
 Create a picture with a short description to
create a book as a class