Sporting boycott of South Africa during the Apartheid era

A boycott is when people stop buying, using, or doing something to show their disagreement with a certain rule, law, or idea. During the apartheid era, South Africa had a lot of unfair laws, especially toward people of color. People who were against these laws decided to take action by boycotting South Africa, which meant they stopped buying South African products and doing business with South African companies. People also stopped going to South African sporting events, which meant that no one wanted to travel to South Africa to play sports or watch sports games. The people also agreed not to watch sports teams from South Africa on TV or support them in any other way. This boycott showed South Africa that people around the world disagreed with their unfair laws, and eventually it helped lead to the end of apartheid and the passing of more fair and equal laws in South Africa.