In 1952 the UN tried to get rid of the apartheid system by condemning it. This had little value so they backed it up with economic sanctions, however the lack of support from some of the important countries prevented this from working. The in the 1980s the called the system a crime against humanity. During the apartheid, pass laws were in effect. Pass laws declared that colored people could not go anywhere without their reference books, and the laws limited where they could go and said they had to declare where they ere going all the time. Nelson Mandela became the leader of the African National Congress. In 1960 there was a colored protest outside of a police station. This ended in bloodshed when the police shot down 67 of the demonstrators. In response to this the government said that police could arrest without reason so that they would not have another massacre like this again. The attempt at keeping down violence however, was short lived. in 1976, students were massacred for protesting being taught in only Afrikaans and not being able to learn their native languages. This inspired an uproar of protest and hatred between blacks and whites. After his laws were passed making blacks and whites more equal, the apartheid ended, and in 1994 Mandela was elected.
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