The word divert come from the latin prefix is- (apart, not, or opposite) and the latin root vert (to turn in some directions) based on words parts and context clue from the sentence what did divert most likely mean

take away and turn in another direction

The sentence is not included here so it makes answering this question more difficult. When a person is talking about diverting water or other resources, often they intend to stop or split the supply of the resources going one place and take a portion or all to another place. If a car is diverted due to construction, it is removed from it's original route and takes another path. A person's attention is also often said to be diverted. When this happens his attention is no longer focused on A, and now it is solely on B.

boldness and strongness. don't let others bully you, stand up for yourself

explanation:

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.