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Emperor Claudius was the first
The Great Depression and World War II brought increasing economic woes to South Africa, and convinced the government to strengthen its policies of racial segregation. In 1948, the Afrikaner National Party won the general election under the slogan “apartheid” (literally “apartness”).
Romans depended on slaves to have great wealth. Slaves worked at mines, mills, and farms. And some roman families if they were poor would sell there kids into slavery.