Throughout the history of the world slavery and racism has existed in many societies. This has held especially true in Africa and Southern Africa. Even when the self deemed "more civilized" Europeans began to settle in Africa, black men and woman continued to be treated as property and less than "white." The Khoi were a group of people that coexisted with the white settlers from the early beginning and their progress of racial conflict with …
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…world in terms of realizing equality. It took outside pressure from the rest of the world before South Africa was ready to make any changes. Racial prejudice tends to breed hate. The long history of racial conflict between the Khoi, mixed races, and the white settlers bred a strong foundation of prejudice for the future. Many years of learning, healing, and coming to terms with reality were necessary after the damage created from this conflict.