T.R.C. Homework question

Do you believe that having the Truth and Reconcilliation Commission in South Africa was worthwhile? Would it have been better for the country if all those that had grossly violated human rights were punished in a way that would have shown the world, and reminded South Africans how horrendously cruel apartheid was?

Once you have responded to this question please also respond to at least one comment that has been posted by someone else in the class.

Student responses needs to be posted by 8:00am on Wednesday 1/26.

Apartheid Assignment

Write a first person narrative of what it would be like to live under apartheid in South Africa as a black person. Your writing should cover issues such as police brutality, employment, schooling, housing, access to health care, and your feelings about the policy itself. You should use information that you have acquired on this topic from our classroom discussions, as well as research that you have done on your own. This assignment should be posted by midnight on Monday 17 January.