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- "A Bright Future for Black Housing," 1979 - In the 1970s, U.S. firms doing business in South Africa committed resources to improve the working and living conditions of their nonwhite employees to pressure the minority white-led government to end apartheid -- South Africa's systemized segregation of races. Ford Motor Company outlined its housing efforts in this publication. These policies had little effect on apartheid, which ended in the early 1990s only after strict economic sanctions.
- 1979
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"A Bright Future for Black Housing," 1979
In the 1970s, U.S. firms doing business in South Africa committed resources to improve the working and living conditions of their nonwhite employees to pressure the minority white-led government to end apartheid -- South Africa's systemized segregation of races. Ford Motor Company outlined its housing efforts in this publication. These policies had little effect on apartheid, which ended in the early 1990s only after strict economic sanctions.
- "Industrial Port Elizabeth, South Africa," December 1971 - The Port Elizabeth Publicity Association created this brochure to promote the benefits of the South African city. Sections touted the advantages of the region's infrastructure, climate, location, and commercial and industrial possibilities for potential investors. However, the publication's glowing descriptions glossed over apartheid -- the system of harsh racial segregation imposed by the minority white South African government.
- December 01, 1971
- Collections - Artifact
"Industrial Port Elizabeth, South Africa," December 1971
The Port Elizabeth Publicity Association created this brochure to promote the benefits of the South African city. Sections touted the advantages of the region's infrastructure, climate, location, and commercial and industrial possibilities for potential investors. However, the publication's glowing descriptions glossed over apartheid -- the system of harsh racial segregation imposed by the minority white South African government.