Although the drought regulations were in effect throughout the county, residents frequently watered their lawns anyway, and they neglected to use rain barrels. what's the most important idea in this sentence

the african society basically suffered the consequences of colonization and apartheid directly attacking the black people, first, during the colonialism and its main idea which which "white people" had better rights, affecting   them principally in the right to establish black people in their territories, access to quality education and health services and took away any civil right even to the black people to feel they have the same opportunities as the settlers.