The Treatment of Black Africans in South Africa in the 1930's and 1940's In this essay I will be informing you on everything I know about the treatment of black South Africans in the 1930's and 1940's. I will be explaining how life was in the 1930's when they were under the Afrikaner government. I will be explaining how the second world war made them feel positive about their future and how things changed. I will also be giving you a little of information on the Atlantic Charter and how it also made people feel things were going to change. I will try to make my points clear so you can understand what I might have written. In the 1930's the blacks were under the Afrikaner government. At this time they were a lot of blacks in the cities and the Afrikaner hated it and the blacks. So since they were in power they had the lead to do anything. So they took this advantage and took the blacks to the reserves (a place where blacks were put to live, to be separated from the whites). They whites believed that blacks were culturally different from whites and that they were a country people and are supposed to live out in the villages or countryside's. The reserves weren't even healthy for humans to live, and they had animal conditions. The reserves amplified from 7% to 13.5%. The Afrikaner then stopped the blacks from voting, because they knew that if they had to vote they would be more likely to vote for a fellow black person to lead them. This meant that the Afrikaner wouldn't exist or even have any power over them. They basically choose them that they had no voice or say about anything, that all they had to do is follow and listen to the... ... middle of paper ... ...se they regained their confidence and felt they could stand up for themselves because they knew the government was weak at this time. Even if they worked in mines it was all right because at the end of the day you would rather work they're than live in the deadly reserves. The war made them think of their heritage and encouraged them to be proud of their country, their culture, their colour and most important language. I also think that the ANC was quiet important because for once the blacks had someone they could look up to, to speak out for them and to protest for them. They also had some one they could count on to stand up for them, this brought them confidence because they thought if someone of our race can do it so can we. This revival was ready to give more valuable control to black habitation than ever before.
The final part of A Nation Under Our Feet covers the years following the end of Reconstruction. Even with the end of Reconstruction, African Americans made effort to empower themselves by forging alliances to gain leverage and power for the black community.
She was direct and possessed strength during a time when this was unheard of by a woman especially a black woman. A reformer of her time, she believed Negroes had to
... through their knowledge, the way for economic and cultural elevation for the black masses.
did not have full freedom as they had to pay for land. Part of the
The South was a complete mess after the Civil War. The early part of the 20th century brought many changes for African Americans. There was a difficult challenge of helping newly free African American slaves assimilate among their white counterparts. They suffered from crop failures, economic hardships, and the early failures of Reconstruction in the south. So as result many Southern African Americans migrated to northern cities in search of employment and a chance at a better life. However, Southern African Americans migrating to northern cities quickly discovered that they were not able to enjoy the same social and economic mobility experienced by their European immigrant counterparts arriving around the same time. There were many questions that had to be asked and answered not just among politicians, but the entire white and black populations. Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois and John Hope all attempted to conquer these tough issues based on their own experience and cultural influences by sharing their opinions.
During the span of thirty years from 1865 to 1895 blacks that lived within this time frame went through arguably the most profound series of events to occur in African American history. Southern blacks were faced with prejudice, bondage, slavery, and ultimately survival. Shortly after the thirteenth amendment was ratified, stating that: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”
In the time between World War I and World War II, African Americans faced many forms of discrimination. After World War I, during the 1920's, some 800,000 African Americans moved north to cities such as Detroit, New York City and Chicago due to the harsh treatment they faced in the South. However, the North was not free of bigotry. Langston Hughes, a famous African American poet and author, wrote many poems describing the treatment of African Americans and their struggle to survive. Hughes' poems reflect the treatment of African Americans in the 1920's and 30's in a very realistic manner regarding: education, housing, and racist organizations.
all be on board to achieve the common goal and stop being jealous of other African-Americans
It ushered in a way of independence, flushed out the old slavery lifestyle/mentality, and made the African Americans feel less submissive to the Anglo-Saxons race.
to lose sight of the mission they set out to accomplish. Instead of just trying to make America equal, they felt that they should attempt to make up for the times when it was not. Many places in society, such as the workplace, the court system, and the entertainment industry, seem to have shifted to being easier for blacks ...
During Imperialistic times South Africa was a region of great resources that was greatly disputed over (Ellis). Europe’s main goal during these times was to compete against each other and played a “game” of which country can imperialize more African countries than the other. Imperialism was a curse to South Africa, because many wars, laws, and deaths were not necessary and would not have happened if South Africa were not imperialized.
Source A gives a view on the South African governments control over its people and racial discrimination. It is a biased view and makes the South African government seem cruel and racist. It states that the governments "politics are determined by the colour a persons skin". As this is a statement it gives the impression that it is a fact and by giving this impression it also communicates the idea that the South African government IS racist, rather than the South African government COULD be racist. This comes as no real surprise as the advert has been paid for by the ANC (African National Congress), who are a very anti - South African government organization.
The strength of a nation is not established by the force of its military, economic standing, or government, but rather how its citizens are regarded. In order to attain strength, a nation must respect the principle of solidarity; the power of one voice. For without a defined sense of unity, a society is likely to crumble. Unfortunately, as seen throughout history, civilization has often made it their mission to seek out the differences in one another instead of accepting them. This fear of the unknown has led to humankind’s most despicable behavior; the separation of individuals due to their physical attributes. “Racism is mans gravest threat to man...the maximum of hatred for a minimum reason -Abraham Heschel .” Not only has racism allowed unproven ideologies to spread, but it has also lead to the disintegration of civilizations. Sadly, such tragic events have been a prevalent part in the history of Africa. Perhaps, one of the most blatant forms of racism occurred in South Africa, during the period of Apartheid. From 1948 to 1994 non-white Africans were subjected to horrific treatment, enforced by the South African National Party. The repulsive forms of racial segregation in South Africa, resulting from race and color, not only oppressed the colored majority group, but also denied them of any rights or human dignity.
often managed to get black people to do jobs for no pay, and the black
on him or her. Unless it was stamped on their pass, they were not allowed to