In the 19th century governments in different parts of the world based their policies and laws on the new ideas about race that were developed by the Europeans at that time. Today these policies and laws are not only found racist, but are also regarded as pseudo-scientific because they are not scientifically valid and are not based on scientific facts.
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Grade 11 Archive
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- 13 Nov 2017
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- 13 Nov 2017
South African History Online. (2017, November 13). Grade 11 Archive. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/A-0124418
South African History Online (2017) 'Grade 11 Archive', South African History Online, 13 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/A-0124418 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, Grade 11 Archive [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/A-0124418, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"Grade 11 Archive." South African History Online, 13 Nov. 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/A-0124418. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Grade 11 Archive." South African History Online. November 13, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ve/ref/A-0124418.
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