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

Apartheid by definition requires that the people in power represent a minority of the population. That was not the case (by a wide margin) in the United States at the time of segregation. Also important to note that the United States faced and continues to face huge global criticism for racial inequalities.