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Apartheid South Africa
By: antihellenistic Date: October 11, 2024, 2:48 am
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Apartheid "South Africa" Racial Laws during 1948
[quote]We can act in only, one of two directions. Either we must
follow the course of equality-, which must eventually mean
national suicide for the White race, or we must take the course
of separation (apartheid) through which the character and the
future of every race will be protected and safeguarded with full
opportunities for development and self-maintenance in their own
ideas, without the interests of one clashing with the interests
of the other, and without one regarding the development of the
other as undermining or a threat to himself.
The party therefore undertakes to protect the White race
properly and effectively against any policy, doctrine or attack
which might undermine or threaten its continued existence. At
the same time the party rejects any policy of oppression and
exploitation of the non-Europeans by the Europeans as being in
conflict with the Christian basis of our national life and
irreconcilable with our policy.
The party believes that a definite policy of separation
(apartheid) between the White races and the non-White racial
groups, and the application of the policy of separation also in
the case of the non-White racial groups, is the only basis on
which the character and future of each race can be protected and
safeguarded and on which each race can be guided so as to
develop his own national character, aptitude and calling.
All marriages between Europeans and non-Europeans will be
prohibited.
In their areas the non-European racial groups will have full
opportunities for development in every sphere and will be able
to develop their own institutions and social services whereby
the forces of the progressive non-Europeans can be harnessed for
their own national development (volkeepbou). The policy of the
country must be so planned that it will eventually promote the
ideal of complete separation (algehele apartheid) in a national
way.
A permanent advisory body of experts on non-European affairs
will be established.
The State will exercise complete supervision over the moulding
of the youth. The party will not tolerate interference from
without or destructive propaganda from the outside world in
regard to the racial problems of South Africa.
The party wishes all non-Europeans to be strongly encouraged to
make the Christian religion the basis of their lives and will
assist churches in this task in every possible way. Churches and
societies which undermine the policy of apartheid and propagate
doctrines foreign to the nation will be checked.
The Coloured community takes a middle position between the
European and the Natives. A policy of separation (apartheid)
between the Europeans and Coloureds and between Natives and
Coloureds will be applied in the social, residential, industrial
and political spheres. No marriage between Europeans and
Coloureds will be permitted. The Coloureds will be protected
against unfair competition from the Natives in so far as where
they are already established.
The Coloured community will be represented in the Senate by a
European representative to be appointed by the Government by
reason of his knowledge of Coloured affairs.
The present unhealthy system which allows Coloureds in the Cape
to be registered on the same voters' roll as Europeans and to
vote for the same candidate as Europeans will be abolished and
the Coloureds will be represcritcd in the House of Assembly by
three European representatives.
These Coloured representatives will be elected by a Coloured
representative council. They will not vote on:
(1) Votes on confidence in the Government.
(2) A declaration of war, and
(3) A change in the political rights of non-Europeans.
A State Department of Coloured Affairs will be established.
The Coloured community will be represented in the Cape
Provincial Council by three Europeans elected by the Coloured
representative council.
A Coloured representative council will be established in the
Cape Province consisting of representatives elected by the
Coloured community, divided into constituencies with the present
franchise qualifications, the head of the Department of Coloured
Affairs and representatives nominated by the Government. In
their own areas the Coloured community will have their own
councils with their own public services which will be managed by
themselves within the framework of the existing councils with
higher authority.
Attention will be given to the provision of social, medical and
welfare services in which the efforts of the Coloured themselves
can be harnessed, and in which they will be taught as far as
possible to be self-supporting.[/quote]
Source :
Internet History Sourcebooks: Modern History. (2024). Retrieved
October 11, 2024, from Fordham.edu website:
HTML https://origin-rh.web.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1948apartheid1.asp
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