petty apartheid

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Noun petty apartheid has 1 sense

petty apartheid - racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places
--₁ is a kind of racial segregation

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Petty Apartheid

Definition: Petty apartheid refers to the system of racial segregation that was enforced in South Africa between 1948 and 1994, wherein various laws and regulations were put in place to segregate and discriminate against non-white individuals in everyday activities and public spaces.

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The implementation of petty apartheid created a deep divide in South African society.
Under the system of petty apartheid, non-white individuals were prohibited from entering certain areas designated for white people.
Petty apartheid was a means to assert white dominance and maintain racial discrimination.

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