Putting each other in a box: Legacies of categorisation and racial prejudice in everyday life: Supplemental case study to Psychology

Sandra Laing was a dark-skinned child born to White parents during South Africa’s Apartheid period (1948 to 1994). The colour of Sandra’s skin was not discussed by her parents, nor was it an issue for Sandra and her rural community until she entered school. From then on, Sandra’s life was dominated by the colour of her skin, because she was born into a culture that proactively discriminated against individuals based on their race