Bantu Education Act
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The Bantu Education Act was an apartheid-era South African law that created a racially segregated, inferior education system for Black South Africans to reinforce white minority rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African legislation
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apartheid law → education law → |
| aimedAt |
Black South Africans
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| alsoKnownAs |
Bantu Education Act, 1953
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| cameIntoForce |
1954-01-01
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| contributedTo |
Soweto Uprising
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| country |
South Africa
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| dateOfEnactment |
1953-10-09
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| discriminatedAgainst |
Black South Africans
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| domain |
education
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| effect |
entrenched educational inequality
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limited access of Black South Africans to higher education → prepared Black students mainly for unskilled and semi-skilled labor → reduced government spending per Black pupil → |
| enactedBy |
Parliament of South Africa
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| ideologicalBasis |
apartheid
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white supremacy → |
| implementedBy |
Department of Bantu Education
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| introduced |
racially segregated schooling
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separate curricula for Black and white students → |
| justifiedBy |
Hendrik Verwoerd
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| language |
Afrikaans
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English → |
| legacy |
long-term educational inequality in South Africa
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under-resourced Black schools → |
| legalStatus |
repealed
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| opposedBy |
African National Congress
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Black Consciousness Movement → South African Communist Party → church organizations → |
| partOf |
apartheid system
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| purpose |
to control and limit the education of Black South Africans
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to reinforce white minority rule in South Africa → |
| region |
Union of South Africa
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| regulated |
curriculum for Black schools
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funding for Black education → |
| reinforced |
economic subordination of Black South Africans
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racial segregation in education → |
| repealedInPracticeBy |
post-1994 democratic reforms
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| shortDescription |
apartheid-era law that created a racially segregated, inferior education system for Black South Africans
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| signedBy |
D. F. Malan
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| sparked |
boycotts of schools by Black communities
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protests and resistance campaigns → |
| targetedGroup |
African population of South Africa
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| transferredControlOf |
Black education from missionary schools to the state
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| yearOfEnactment |
1953
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bantu Education Act
("Bantu Education Act, 1953")
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alsoKnownAs |
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National Party (South Africa)
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implementedPolicy |
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National Party
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introduced |
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Hendrik Verwoerd
("Bantu Education policy")
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policyImplemented |
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Population Registration Act
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relatedTo |