Question

Which of these was the most salient underlying conflict in the making of a democratic constitution in South Africa?

• A. Between South Africa and its neighbours
• B. Between men and women
• C. Between the white majority and the black minority
• D. Between the coloured minority and the black majority

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Between the white majority and the black minority

Answer: The correct answer is option (C).

• The blacks, Indians and the coloured opposed and confronted the apartheid system since 1950s, in South Africa.
• They launched strikes and protest marches.
• The umbrella organisation that led the fight against discrimination was the African National Congress (ANC).
• To oppose Apartheid and to play a role in the struggle, whites also joined the ANC.
• There were appeals to fellow blacks from the black leaders to forgive the atrocities that were perpetrated on them by the whites, after the emergence of the new democratic South Africa.
• Based on human rights, social justice, democratic values, equality of women and men, equality of all races, they planned to build a new South Africa.
• To draw up a common constitution, the party that led the freedom struggle and the party that ruled through brutal killings and oppressions came together.