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… and the United States (the civil rights campaign of the 1960s). Gandhi himself was transformed by the struggles he … arrived on 10 July 1909, determined to avert anti-Indian legislation that he expected to be enacted in the new union. … movers behind the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s, which reached its height in period from 1963 to 1967. …

… (SACTU's)  most successful achievement in the 1950s and 1960s. Demanding a legislated, national minimum wage of … of SACTU's major work throughout the rest of the 1950s and 1960s. (We) demand a minimum wage of £1 per day, including … in the industry. SACTU's insistence on the need for legislation had been in their own words 'like a yeast …

… as did the government’s effort to expand them. [35] The 1960s were characterised by the violent state repression of … for Apartheid interests. The high economic growth of the 1960s was met with new power stations being built, some of … classed as “operations assistants” to side-step Apartheid legislation which reserved skilled work for white workers. …

… For white South Africans the late 1960s was a time of political calm, rising living standards, … at Fort Hare, applied to the black institutions of the 1960s: Most students had common experiences in White South … context, because of the privileges accorded to them by legislation and because of their continual maintenance of an …

… repression by the apartheid government who would pass legislation as a way of suppressing resistance. At the height … of the prominent resistors of apartheid in the 1950s and 1960s was a woman named Ruth First . Ruth First was a white … government had in subduing resistors was broad detention legislation that allowed the Security Branch to arrest …

… the apartheid policies that Malan had initiated through legislation. Malan passed the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages … membership following criticism from other members. Legislation to establish a republic had already been tabled …

… campaign for all-out resistance against all discriminatory legislation conducted by the younger progressive group among …

… expressing opposition to this principle had been closed by legislation, and we were placed in a position in which we had … in a decision which was taken to protest against apartheid legislation by peaceful, but unlawful, demonstrations against … the African people nothing but more and more repressive legislation, and fewer and fewer rights. It may not be easy …

… United Party pegging act. Indians in Natal opposed the UP legislation which denied them land outside certain areas, and … a government that was arrogantly determined to force the legislation through. However this tradition of non-violent …

… Africans, Deborah Matshoba’s life was shaped by apartheid legislation. Deborah Matshoba’s family was forcefully removed … to Saleem Badat, “in the political conditions of the 1960s, the launch of SASO and BC organizations was an important step. It ended the silence and despair of the 1960s, rebuilt black oppositional politics, and inspired a …

… sentiment within South Africa and passed a series of legislation items that aimed to outlaw the practice of … support for the AAM died down until 1973. In the late 1960s, many AAM activists feared that the world had forgotten …

… it did precisely that (see page 379). But in the late 1960s and early '70s it began to show distinct signs of wear … At first glance, it seemed a good move: in the early 1960s, the white NUSAS leadership tended to identify strongly … more enlightened policy; many had benefited from apartheid legislation, especially labour control. But as the 1980s saw …

… While I was living encapsulated in house arrest, the 1960s inexorably became a decade of disgrace, of repressive legislation. Sadistic incarceration, even torture by the … the future, I can make my stand clear. By the end of the 1960s, seven years after the introduction of ninety days, …

… and practices in the Terrorism Act and other repressive legislation undermines the rule of the judiciary and … by the authorities has dwindled and vanished. Consider the legislation that permits the detention of individuals for … South Africa and in other countries has demonstrated that legislation of this kind has only one purpose: to allow …

… the Cape Ordinance 50, which sought to ensure that future legislation in the Cape does not discriminate on the basis of … a non-racial co-educational school until the 1890s when legislation made this increasingly difficult. Generations of … until it was finally closed by the apartheid regime in the 1960s. I am proud to say that I, too, am a product of …

… should be taught in Afrikaans. Image source In the 1960s the pursuit of white domination led to a new policy of … particular outrage occurred in the second half of the 1960s, when 65 000 Coloured people from District Six, a … 1907 when he led a batch of volunteers to defy anti-Asian legislation in the Transvaal. Satyagraha entails a firm but …

… were tremendous. Our organisations were outlawed. Special legislation had been rushed through parliament empowering the …

… we all know, after the wave of independence mainly in the 1960s a combination of factors that brought about numerous … that not all our countries have passed the necessary legislation to make the convention on terrorism operational. … This association could work with the PAP to prepare model legislation on terrorism to be made available to all African …

… government passed one of the most significant pieces of legislation during apartheid. The reason the apartheid …

… in English and is payment in alcohol) was outlawed in the 1960s, there are still farmers who practice this system of … Labour Relations Act of 1995.” A sectoral determination is legislation that controls terms and conditions of employment …

… and colonialism in southern Africa... In the early 1960s, African and other countries identified apartheid as a … and to ensure its implementation through national legislation in each country. In South Africa today, the …

… squashed by the police, using wide-ranging security legislation. In March 1960 policemen killed 69 people and …

… is sports bodies did not comply with government policy, legislation would be introduced to compel them to do so. In …

… Introduction The 1960s are often described as a unique period of activism, in … works dealing with student radicalism and unrest in the 1960s, encompassing rebellion from the United States to … election of the Nationalist Government in 1948, a spate of legislation was passed designed to entrench white rule in the …

… interest of white supremacy and domination. Adding on to legislation of previous governments it has fully armed itself …

… activities and tried to render them harmless by means of legislation, the communists here are organized in cells at a … restriction on communists in the past under the existing legislation and had rendered them harmless in this way, we … and are no longer active communists. However, the existing legislation does not provide for the removal of anyone's name …

… areas). The body could deliberate and offer advice on legislation affecting Africans in the European Parliament and it could propose legislation on African matters. However, the council was … "African Townsmen? South African Natives (Urban Areas) Legislation Through the Years," African Affairs 68 (2 71) …

… A large bipartisan coalition in the Congress supported the legislation. When President Reagan vetoed the legislation, despite appeals by Republican Senators who were … in the Senate. The Anti-Apartheid Act was based mainly on legislation proposed by Senator Edward Kennedy of …

… to go. By Law 14 of 1859 (in addition to subsequent legislation) the British Government introduced labour … employers of Indian labour as well as for employees. While legislation was essentially designed to protect the Indian … and the fact that: "There is no precedent in the legislation of any other country under the British flag where …

… existing policies of repression and even proposed new legislation to reduce the rights of the indigenous people …