Boesman and Lena

A system of segregation and institutionalized racism in South Africa, which was put in place in 1948. The system was enacted by a white minority (primarily comprised of people of Dutch descent, known as Afrikaners)… read analysis of Apartheid

A racial categorization under apartheid that is equivalent to mixed-race. Under apartheid, Coloured people were often given more privileges and slightly superior status compared to black South Africans, but both groups were given vastly inferior… read analysis of Coloured

The second-largest ethnic group in South Africa (after Zulu), and the language belonging to that group. Under apartheid, Xhosa people were classified as Bantu (or black). In Boesman and Lena, the old man… read analysis of Xhosa