SJS 2: Apartheid's Long Shadow

Source: Gibson, James L. "Apartheid's Long Shadow." Foreign Affairs 94.2 (2015): 41-48.
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Author Credentials: James Gibson earned a Ph.D at the University of Iowa. He is the Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government.

Summary: James Gibson starts the article by stating that all South African have been voting for 20 years thanks to the removal of the apartheid. The article begins by discussing how the apartheid has been removed, and then goes into talking about how South Africa still faces challenges because of the apartheid. One of the main problems is the segregation of races started by the apartheid. Gibson states that racial prejudices still exist in South Africa, and are deeply rooted in country. South Africa is often divided into four racial groups, the first being native tribes, the second a white minority, the third being the "colored" Africans, and the fourth being Indian or Asian people in South Africa. A big focus in reducing the amount of prejudice in between South Africans. Many different approaches have been taken on this account, and the people of South Africa have been getting better at their prejudices against each other.

Analysis: I believe that James Gibson has provided a very informational text on one of the major issues faced by post-apartheid South Africa. I agree with his argument on how South Africa needs to remove racial prejudices in order to improve the country after the apartheid. He uses examples of how racial inequalities are affecting South Africa and explains how the four racial groups are split up. His views fit with what we learned about how post-apartheid South Africa is still struggling with issues created by the apartheid.