America generally tried to parse South African racial ~stuff~ through its understandings of itself, either the (immigrated)...
America generally tried to parse South African racial ~stuff~ through its understandings of itself, either the (immigrated) white/(imported) black divide or native/settler distinctions when it’s even more interesting
Like “white” was the distinct identities of Boer and English, and much of “black” wasn’t even one of the several native identities but economic migrants from other colonies to the only industrial economy in sub-Saharan Africa
Then there’s the Indians, because a British colony with Indian Ocean coastline obviously has (imported!) Indians, remember how the Ben Kingsley Ghandi starts in South Africa?