Racial segregation and white supremacy were an important aspect of South African politics long before the onset of apartheid. The Land Act of 1913 forced black Africans to live on reserves and made their work as sharecroppers illegal. People who opposed this act formed the South African National Native Congress which later became the African National Congress. (Apartheid). The meaning of apartheid is "separation" in Afrikaans. This ideology was introduced to South Africa in 1948 by the Afrikaner National Party. Apartheid forced different races to live and develop separately and were treated unequally. Mixed races could not marry. This was no different than segregation, except that it made segregation a law and not a policy. One of the main reasons for apartheid was that white people in South Africa were afraid because they were in the minority and feared losing their jobs, culture and language. Some laws that became apartheid laws include Population Registration Act, 1950, Group Areas Act, 1950, Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act, 1959, Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951. (A history of apartheid in South Africa) . In 1973 the United Nations General Assembly eliminated apartheid. (Apartheid). Results and implications: In 1989 FW De Klerk took over the government and his ideals were anti-apartheid. It eliminated all laws created for apartheid or that were racially discriminatory. He made a new constitution that allowed blacks, mestizos and Indians to be free again. (Apartheid). This was mainly possible thanks to Nelson Mandela, the ANC and everyone else who helped fight for their rights. There were many of them