What were the major differences between South African apartheid and American segregation?

Question

Moreover, why wasn’t the United States blackballed on a global scale for segregation the way South Africa was for apartheid?

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Answer 1

I grew up in apartheid South Africa. A big factor is the level to which the government enforced censorship. I was 14 when Nelson Mandela was released from prison and had no idea who the man was. I had no idea that we were living in a state of apartheid at all and the government was so brutally enforcing their policies that very few people were brave enough to stand up against it.