1. The policy of racial segregation followed in South Africa from the late 1940's into the early 1990's was Apartheid. According to the Encarta dictionary, apartheid is the "rigid racial division between the governing white minority population and the non white majority population". Apartheid classified people into three major racial groups, whites, Bantu (black Africans), and colored or people of mixed descents and institutionalized racial discrimination. The culture and the customs practiced throughout Africa are very different from those practiced in the states.
             South Africa is part of the Zulu homeland, and even though the majority of the natives are Christian, there are still references to their pagan Zulu past. In the Zulu culture, as a substitute for using the word 'God', Kumalo and his people use the word 'Tixo', which refers to the Zulu's great spirit. "And Tixo alone knows where we shall go" (Paton pg.8) is an example of the use of the word as Stephen Kumalo talks with his wife. Although the Zulu culture has its beliefs in Tixo, the five major religions in America Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. All of these religions are either monotheisms or polytheism.
             South Africa lives under apartheid, or segregation. In contrast, life in the US is integrated for the most part. Many actions and sayings are also customary in the Zulu society. For certain purposes "Zulus have many children" (Paton pg.8, 9). Also as a token of respect, small children refer to pastors as "umfundisi" (Paton pg.8) when addressing them. However, in the modern days of America, Pastors are addressed as 'Father', and the number of children born is completely optional to the mother.
             Throughout the whole book examples of sermons, congregation, government, court and trial, sentencing, and the use of the Bible and prayer are all shown and similar ...