The fourteenth Hoernle Memorial Lecture delivered by David Thomas in which he describes the fears of the worlds population and the fact that there are different races in the world, and they all vary in their social and economic development. The lecture focuses on the political history in communities as well as the variedness in which these communities are governed and dwells into societies religious differences which has an effect on the state and its governance.
Archive record
The Government of divided communities

- Origin date
- 3 September 1958
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The Government of divided communities. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111945
South African History Online (2016) 'The Government of divided communities', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111945 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, The Government of divided communities [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111945, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"The Government of divided communities." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111945. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The Government of divided communities." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111945.
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