Is there a reason for why Indians, during the apartheid era in Africa, were treated differently and as a higher rank compared to the other non-White races? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Is there a reason for why Indians, during the apartheid era in Africa, were treated differently and as a higher rank compared to the other non-White races?

by whenhumansfly

sunnydownsouth

Would you mind editing that to not say Africa? It's just that Apartheid was definitely not a continent wide thing.