Question: Highlight exactly were in each source you get the information: Part 1 : South African Apartheid Independence in South Africa had a somewhat different meaning

Highlight exactly were in each source you get the information:

Part 1: South African Apartheid

Independence in South Africa had a somewhat different meaning than elsewhere in the colonial world, for that country had already ended its colonial relationship with Great Britain in 1910. The struggle in South Africa was against a local entrenched and dominant white minority that had imposed a regime of harsh racial oppression, known as apartheid, which had no parallel in other parts of the world. When that system of government ended in April 1994 with the country's first genuinely democratic elections, its demise marked the conclusion of an era in world history in which Europeans exercised formal political control in the African, Asian, Caribbean, and Pacific worlds.

Source 1: South African Laws

1950 ACT #30, POPULATION REGISTRATION ACT

Required every South African to be classified in accordance to their racial characteristics: black, white, and mixed (referred to in the law as "coloureds"). Indians (people from South Asia) and their descendants were added later as a separate classification. Social and political rights as well as educational opportunities were largely determined by group. The closer one was to being white, the more rights were provided.

1950 ACT #44, SUPPRESSION OF COMMUNISM ACT

Outlawed communism and the Community Party in South Africa.The definition of "Communism" was very basic; it included anything that called for a radical change in how the government worked or encouraged feelings of hostility between the European and non-European races. The Minister of Justice had the power to severely restrict the freedoms of anyone deemed a "Communist" including running for public office, attending public meetings, or travel within or out of the country. The Minister also had the authority to imprison anyone deemed to be a "Communist."

1952 ACT #67, NATIVES ACT

The law compelled every black African over the age of 16 to carry identification (which included a photograph, place of origin, employment record, tax payments, and encounters with the police) at all times. The law stipulated when, where, and for how long a black could remain in an area. A passbook without a valid entry allowed officials to arrest and imprison the bearer of the pass.

1953 ACT #47, BANTU EDUCATION ACT

Established a Black Education Department and developed a curriculum suited to the "nature and requirements of black people." The unstated aim of this law was to prevent black Africans from receiving an education and restrict non-white youth to the unskilled or low-skilled labor market.

  1. Source 1:Highlight ways that these laws regulate the political power of whites and blacks in South Africa.

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