The pilgrims came to the new world seeking religious freedom and were also called:

Pilgrims is a small group of people who came to the New World from England on a ship named the Mayflower. They landed at Massachusetts. The Pilgrims did not want to belong to the Church of England and were seeking religious freedom that is why they left the place. They were called the same name  “Pilgrims.”

apartheid, (afrikaans: “apartness”) policy that governed relations between south africa's white minority and nonwhite majority and sanctioned racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites. people should not get this wrong. i was just answering a question.

i would say that the politicial parties from state to state varies.