In 1948 apartheid the national party came to power in South Africa apartheid is the separation of races
For very little general advantage- for they can be and are very easily got around by the clever Native criminal--these laws are causing vast expenditure of public money, are congesting the Magistrates Courts, filling the prisons, demoralising the police force in its contact with Natives, destroying imprisonment as an effective sanction against real crime, and undermining one of the most valuable and useful Bantu characteristics respect for law and its agents.'_Professor Edgar H. Brookes in"Coming of Age.
For very little general advantage- for they can be and are very easily got around by the clever Native criminal--these laws are causing vast expenditure of public money, are congesting the Magistrates Courts, filling the prisons, demoralising the police force in its contact with Natives, destroying imprisonment as an effective sanction against real crime, and undermining one of the most valuable and useful Bantu characteristics respect for law and its agents.'_Professor Edgar H. Brookes in"Coming of Age.CONSIDER:That EVERY YEAR OVER 40.000 NATIVE MEN AND BOYS IN SOUTH AFRICA SPEND A LONGER OR SHORTER PERIOD IN GAOL, THEIR ONLY OFFENCE BEING FAILURE TO HAVE A CERTAIN PIECE OF PAPER IN THEIR POSSESSION WHEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE.That THE MAIN BUSINE
In 1951 April 9, the South African government passed the apartheid laws
In march of 1960 the sharpville massacacre happened at a protest against apartheid.69 people died