A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1954 and 1955 and includes chapters on: Policies and attitudes; The role of the SA Institute of Race Relations; Joint Councils and study circles; Constitution and powers of Parliament; Registration and control of the population; Matters affecting specific groups - The Coloured people, Asiatics, Africans; Regional group planning, Group areas and siting of industrial and African townships; Housing; Other matters affecting urban areas; Rural areas; Employment; Education - Numbers at school, Bantu education, Primary and secondary education for children of other racial groups, Universities, Technical and vocational education, Adult education; Health; Nutrition; Welfare; Recreation; Justice; Events outside the union with bearing on the South African scene.
Archive record
A survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955

- Origin date
- 1955
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). A survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955 . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111942
South African History Online (2016) ' A survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955 ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111942 (Accessed: 4 August 2026).
South African History Online, A survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111942, (accessed 4 August 2026).
" A survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955 ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111942. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. " A survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955 ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111942.
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