The lives of the black Americans prior to the civil rights movement is a one of segregation living with voter suppression and discrimination in employment which can be compare to black South Africans living under apartheid because the black were not allow to stay in urban areas without job.
Apartheid policies brought about prohibition of Black people from staying urban areas without immediately finding a job, this can be compare with voter suppression and discrimination facing black Americans.
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