South africa- the laws and their effects
In 1948, the National Party was elected with Dr. Daniel Malan as their leader in South Africa. Their policies were based on the Saur Report (1947) which ultimately worked towards full apartheid (apartness) and segregation of the different races. During 1948-1960, many apartheid laws were introduced and these confiscated the rights of all non-whites socially, residentially, politically and educationally. These legislations did not achieve grand apartheid, but with Africans making up 73% of the South African people along with 9% being Coloured and 2.8% being Asians, they had significant negative effects on the vast majority of the population. Naturally, the non-whites decided to take action against the unjust and unfair rules after many years of patience. The resistance took form in many ways, most being peaceful and non-violent, at least until the beginning of 1960s.Once in power, one of the first issues the National Party took to consideration was social segregation. They decided to deal with the closest links of all between the races- sex and marriage. The Afrikaners truly believed in racial purity and that they were 'God-blessed superior' race. The thought of mixing the 'superior' race and the 'inferior' non-whites seemed di
It was intended that eventually all Africans whether they lived in the homelands or in white areas of South Africa, would become homeland citizens. They were now homeless and forced to live in the overcrowded reserves. In 1948 there were not enough Whites to replace the Bantu in these jobs and often because the work was dirty, monotonous and poorly paid, few whites wanted to do it. 'Education is the key to preparing future generations for a new way of life. A number of campaign members were charged including, Nelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu for leading the Defiance Campaign, and this is where the politics came in. It was known as the 'Defiance Campaign'. Under the Extension of Universities Education Act, existing non-White students could complete their courses at the universities but after that no non-Whites would be enrolled. The Group Areas Act was passed to end all racially mixed areas. The Acts left the African workers at a dead end. Under the Promotion of Bantu Self-Government Act, in 1959, the existing 242 reserves were grouped into eight Bantustans and these homelands, according to the government, were approximately the territories occupied by the Bantu people after their southward migration from Central Africa. These early social-restriction Acts were responsible for many human misfortunes, but the lives of non-Whites were not going to get any easier. However, before worrying about any political issues, the government worked towards segregation of the races, residentially. Their problem was where to put all the urban Bantu who were thrown out of the white areas.
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