This information book provides a clear overview of the origin, development and dismantling of the system of apartheid in South Africa. Adopting the format of a timeline, it presents short accounts on each double spread of 21 key events that shaped the course of this conflict. These include the birth of the ANC, the 1948 election which elected an Africaner-only government, the Sharpeville massacre, Soweto uprising, the release of Nelson Mandela and the first free elections. The format includes varied texts, panels of quotations and personal testimony, a range of photographic evidence and biographical information on key figures in the Apartheid era.