anti-apartheid
adjective
an·ti-apar·theid
ˌan-tē-ə-ˈpär-ˌtāt 
-ˌtīt,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to the former apartheid policy in the Republic of South Africa
anti-apartheid groups
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Four years later he was swept up in a mass police raid that targeted anti-apartheid activists, though he was ultimately acquitted.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
My parents were supporters of the anti-apartheid movement and various family members were persecuted for being so also.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, the trio created rousing anti-apartheid protest theater that brought global attention to South African oppression at great personal risk.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Tutu, a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, was an influential anti-apartheid and human rights activist and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 June 2026
My parents were supporters of the anti-apartheid movement and various family members were persecuted for being so also.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Throughout the 1960s and ‘70s, the trio created rousing anti-apartheid protest theater that brought global attention to South African oppression at great personal risk.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Tutu, a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, was an influential anti-apartheid and human rights activist and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
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