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Historic and Cultural Roots of Apartheid.
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Chonco, Seshi – Social Education, 1987
Reviews the historical and cultural roots of the South African system of apartheid. Covers early Dutch settlement, the Anglo-Boer War, the Native Land Act of 1913, and the rise of the National Party. Concludes with a discussion of the different perspectives held by black and white South Africans on the "progress" made in recent years.…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Democracy
A South African Timeline.
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Carstens, Kenneth N. – Social Education, 1987
This article presents a chronology of significant events in the struggle to end white domination in South Africa. The period covered is 1943 to 1986. (JDH)
Descriptors: African History, Area Studies, Democracy, Developing Nations
South Africa's Constitutional Change.
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Getman, Thomas – Social Education, 1987
Describes the striking dichotomy of South Africa's beauty and the squalor resulting from the apartheid policies of the government. Reviews reactions of black South Africans to recent constitutional changes and details efforts to secure more sweeping reform. Includes stories of several individuals who have taken actions which oppose the system of…
Descriptors: African History, Area Studies, Constitutional Law, Democracy
Use of Emergency Powers in South Africa.
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O'Brien, Edward L.; Wilderson, Fawn – Social Education, 1987
Reviews facts and statistics regarding the use of emergency powers by the South African government. Details the effects of restrictions on constitutional rights and reveals that two-thirds of all killings which occurred during the state of emergency were done by security forces. (JDH)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Constitutional Law, Court Role, Democracy