The use of White religion and politics to keep Blacks under the supression of the Nationalist government is questioned. It also suggests that the social atmosphere of the Black family setting has been destroyed by a capitalist society.
Archive record
The repugnant elements in the Western Culture

- Origin date
- 5 March 1982
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The repugnant elements in the Western Culture . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113502
South African History Online (2016) 'The repugnant elements in the Western Culture ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113502 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, The repugnant elements in the Western Culture [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113502, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"The repugnant elements in the Western Culture ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113502. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The repugnant elements in the Western Culture ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0113502.
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