... time a third group of peoples had entered to picture. They spoke various form of the Bantu language. They were brown-skinned and believed to have migrated from the central regions of Africa. These Bantu speaking people were made up of about two hundred different tribes. Although they were quite ... or from within the country itself. Missionary societies from London began to set up missionaries for the Khoikhoi. This missionaries provided them with an education that would be there first chance to be something else than a slave. When word reached London about the previous conditions and th...

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... Africa's system of apartheid. Despite the frequent police raids, arrests, and scavenging for food, Mathabane shows us his determination and strength to excel in his education and to have a better life. The word kaffir comes from Arabic origin and means "infidel". Used by most whites to refer to blacks, it ... is the equivalent of the term nigger. Members of the African Bantu-speaking peoples were often called "kaffirs". In writing his autobiography, Mathabane's goal was to give the audience a real life encounter of his experiences, and paint ... this time, people were frequently caught ...

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... ."" A person could not be considered white if one of his or her parents were non-white. The determination that a person was "obviously white- would take into account "his habits, education, and speech and deportment and demeanor."" The Department of Home Affairs (a government bureau) was responsible for the classification of the citizenry. Non-compliance with the race laws was dealt with ... harshly. All blacks were required to carry "pass books- containing fingerprints, photo, and information on access to non-black areas. In 1951, the Bantu Authorities Act established a basis for ethnic...

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