A STEP INTO

APARTHEID

A-Me
M-Ms L Mokoena
A-How old where you when you found out
about the cruelties of Apartheid?
M- I was 17 years old
A-Where you and your family ever in
trouble with the police?
M-Many times because they were coming
to knock our door all the time, they ask for
your pass your I.D book.
A-Which school did you go to and what
were your aspirations?
 M-Davis Kloof In Vanin (excuse my
spelling), I cant remember what I wanted
to be.
A-Regarding means of transport how did
you go to school?
M-I was travelling by foot, we were
walking to school all the time.
A-were you ever separated from your
parents during apartheid?
M-Not my mom only my dad
A-How long would it take you to arrive to
school?
M-45 minutes
A-Did you abide with the apartheid laws
or did you interact with the other racial
groups?
M-Some of them were at school with us
there were children, so they were our
friends.
A-did propaganda have an effect on how
you viewed yourselves?
M –no..
A-how would you keep your spirits up?
M-yes it was a bad problem but we often
used to just sing.
 A-How did you celebrate holidays such as
Christmas or Easter?
M-sometimes they were people that come
to play the band like singing for us and
then sometimes we’d go and watch movies
or something else.
A- I don’t have one
A- What were you taught in school?
M- English, biology, geography and
Afrikaans.
A-How were the facilities in your school?
M-it was poor we didn’t have a lot of stuff
a lot of desks and chairs like two people
they were sharing one chair.
A-how did you feel when apartheid had
ended?
M- I was feeling so happy because it was
very nice because now we were in good
condition and our life is much better now.
A-do you think racism still exists today?
M-I don’t know…..
A-Soweto Uprising were you aware of it?
M- felt so bad for the people because there
were lots of people who died.
A-Thank you for your time.