Prior to the end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994, the movement of black South Africans was restricted by the notorious pass laws. These laws required black South Africans, but not South Africans of European heritage, to carry identity papers at all times, and made it illegal for South African blacks to be in a wide range of restricted areas unless they could prove they worked in those areas. Which of the following is the most accurate term to describe the relation between the two ethnic groups in South Africa before 1994?

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The pass laws of apartheid South Africa established institutional racism, where one group is systematically favored over another through laws, policies, and systems of power. The laws were designed to restrict the movement and opportunities of black South Africans and grant privileges to those of European heritage, indicating a clear power dynamic between the two ethnic groups.

Prior to the End of Apartheid in South Africa in 1994