LOL...apartheid in America...nothing like a bit of hyperbole eh?
Not in the least. How would you describe the situation in which blacks couldn't vote, couldn't stay in hotels, couldn't ride on trains or buses except in separate sections, were not allowed in restaurants where whites were served, could not serve alongside whites in the military or in any public office, were forced to use separate, filthy drinking fountains and bathrooms that the white owners purposely never cleaned, were called names, were avoided, were not allowed to touch any merchandise such as hats or clothing that a white person might then want to try on in a store - I could go on.
That's not even to mention the harassment, intimidation and threats, plus the actual lynchings and kangaroo justice - whites who did crimes against blacks were never convicted; blacks suspected or accused of crimes against whites always convicted, regardless of the proof or lack thereof - what would you call it? Apartheid is too kind a word.