The fist racial discrimination laws were passed in 1931 with the pass-laws. ... In 1953 the Public Safety Act (PSA) and the Criminal Law Amendment Act (CLAA) were passed which allowed the government to declare a state of emergency and increase penalties for protesting or support the repeal of law. ... In 1960 a large group of black people refused to carry their pass-books in Sharpville and the government declared a state of emergency allowing them to attack the non-violent protest. ... The PSA and CLAA laws were frequently used on non-violent protests including a non-violent protest among yo...

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It has happened from not only civilians but from people with power in the government. ... "In the covenant of marriage, she is becoming, to all intents and purposes, her master – the law giving him power to deprive her of her liberty and to administer chastisement.... King died trying to make that dream come true and it is our duty, and the government's, to fulfill his dream. ... In conclusion, the government needs to uphold their duty to protect the rights of all American people. ... Women's rights weren't the only unjust actions of the government. ...

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The term Stolen Generation refers to the removal of Aboriginal children from their families by Australian government agencies and church missions between approximately 1900 and 1972. According to the official government report, at least 30000 children were removed from their parents. ... Today, more than 10% of Aboriginal people over the age of 25 have been separated from their natural families under the child protection laws which were in operation in Australia well into the 1960 as.Many of these children were stolen, that is legally removed from their homes by welfare authorities or the poli...

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With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized. ... Non-compliance with the race laws was dealt with harshly. ... In 1953, the Public Safety Act and the Criminal Law Amendment Act were passed, which empowered the government to declare stringent states of emergency and increased penalties for protesting against or supporting the repeal of a law. ... Wielding the Public Safety Act and the Criminal Law Amendment Act, the white regime had no intention of changing the unjust laws of apartheid. ... The government then declared a state of emergency a...

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Law separated blacks and whites. ... They issued a series of laws to keep the blacks down and away, but available for work. ... Below are the most important apartheid laws, together with a brief description... (Black and White in South Africa, Le May) The government was putting harsher laws to keep the blacks down, and ensure the continued domination of whites. ... In 1986 the pass laws were abolished. ...

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Malan was elected into the government in 1948, and he put the apartheid into play. ... This included the law that whites could not marry nonwhites. ... Only the Africans had to go by the unjust laws, and face harsh punishment if they laws were to be broken. ... In 1951 the Bantu Authorities Act set aside land that each African was assigned to by the government. ... The citizens overcame the harsh laws, and rebuilt their lives. ...

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The indigenous government of the former colony reached into Africa's glorious past to rename themselves Ghana. ... The colonial governments in western universities educated an elite class of Africans. ... Liberia is unique among African nations in that a colonial government has never controlled it. ... The British government paid owners for their slaves, but the Boers complained the payments were too small. ... Pass Laws required non-whites to carry a "pass" to prove they had permission to travel in white areas. ...

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The delegates drew up laws and designed a flag. ... Imperial government opposed Garvey's ideas and "The Negro World."" ... Spies for the government also joined UNIA to keep track of his every move. ... The main focus of the PPP were: self-government for Jamaica, a minimum wage for workers, land reform, and 8-hour work day, free secondary education, a public library system, encouragement of local industries, protection for nave labor, a law to punish judges who act unfairly, politics, and race. The PPP's law to punish judges who acted unfairly got Garvey into trouble. ...

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The reason for that being was the fact that they ran most of the cities or governments. ... If you did not follow the law you had to pay the price. ... They use the government and courts to get their voices heard. ... He went to government leaders and went against dominant groups and told to desegregate. ... They displayed that the same laws that was holding the people down would be the same laws to put the up one-day. ...

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The constitution and government and state regulations prohibit any open attack or assault on blacks. ... There are a lot of black people working for the government in the USA. This means that the federal states and the government believes in the black people and trusts them with high importance jobs. ... The solution could be for the government to make better laws for black people. These laws should cover every area of daily and general life. ...

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With out any opposition from the blacks and the unity of the strong central government there was no need to create a laws constricting the power of the Afro Brazilian population. ... Natives were given the hope that if the British won they would be given their freedom and a say in the new government. ... Once slavery was abolished South Africa developed Apartheid which was a centrally based form of segregation and Jim Crow laws. South Africa was more of a centrally power based government rather than a regionally based or state based government like the United States form of federalism. ... Eve...

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Another problem which was a significant disadvantage was the Jim Crow laws, named after a black character in a programme in that year. ... The other major problem was the schooling under the Jim Crow laws. ... The segregation in the army, however was ended on July 30th,1948.Another disadvantage was the Jim Crow laws (mentioned before).Although the Northern states weren't as bad in the racism department as the Southern states there was still the odd racist attack/remark in the Northern states. There were a lot of economical, political and social disadvantages made out by Jim Crow laws. ......

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After a while however slavery laws were passed and that enabled the white masters to turn the blacks into slaves . ... With the white people in control over society they were able to pass various laws that enabled them to control the black population. ... This allowed the government and farmers to use the black people as a cheap source of labour. ... Also in the United States various segregation laws were passed to keep the blacks and whites separate. ... They used racial knowledge through laws and media structures to enable them to do this. ...

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The federal government favored the new industries as opposed to agriculture. During World War I the federal government had subsidized farms, and paid really high prices for wheat and other grains. ... As a point of interest I saw an article that document what the government paid farmers during and after the war. It's important to keep in mind that during the war the government was paying farmers roughly $2 a bushel for wheat and after they government urged farmers to obtain debt the war ended and the government paid farmers only .67 cents a bushel. ... It seemed the whole town knew and...

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The last factors that I want to mention are Government. In theory, people are equal in the eyes of law but it is not real in society. Government does not really protect the black "who be considered in low-status, low-power roles in institution. The number of black elected in Congress, in Government can be counted with two hands. Whites still dominate in the government politics. ...

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The last factors that I want to mention are Government. In theory, people are equal in the eyes of law but it is not real in society. Government does not really protect the black "who be considered in low-status, low-power roles in institution. The number of black elected in Congress, in Government can be counted with two hands. Whites still dominate in the government politics. ...

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The government was convinced the Japanese people were traitors to the United States and they would side with Japan when they got the chance. The government relocated anyone of Japanese ancestry to concentration camps. ... The government had no proof any Japanese person becoming a traitor " The governments policy was based on the incredible notion that this group of people, solely on the basis of ancestry, had to be regarded as inherently disloyal to the United States." ... During this time the Jim Crow textbook law passed, it said books for black children could not contain information on votin...

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(Alan) With this being said he continued to be a very active opposer of the Apartheid laws and continued after writing the novel to be active in changing the country of South Africa. ... "Cry, the Beloved Country" was written a year before the laws of Apartheid began, but the segregation was still at a high. ... From research It is easy to see that while Paton provided an amazing novel to teach those unaware of the circumstances that occurred within South Africa, he was one of the many men and women that had a high impact on the government in the country. ...

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According to members their religion and philosophy called "Creativity- is based on the external laws of nature, the experience of history, on logic and common sense. ... They believe that Jews have control of the United States government, which they call the JOG (Jewish Occupational Government). ... While serving as Pontifex Maximus, Hale was attending Southern Illinois University and obtaining his Law degree. After graduation Hale took and passed the bar exam, but was later notified that the state would not grant him a license to practice law due to his racist and anti-Semitic beliefs. ....

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By analyzing the various key sectors of Canadian society, for example, the public sector, the educational and cultural sectors, and the democratic sector of our government in Canada, one can see that, at the dawn of this 21st century, Canada can be constituted as a "technically" racist country, however they may have also taken the greatest strides in tackling the race issue within their country. ... In 1792, the Canadian government convinced twelve hundred Nova Scotian blacks to accept an offer from the Sierra Leone company to sail for West Africa. ... Also during these times...

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Many attempts have been made by the government to ease racial tension. ... They proved that as a result of segregation, black children felt inferior to white children and white children became morally confused because the government was telling them to treat everyone equally, but still they refused to give black people the same privileges as white people. ... This still made many black people feel inferior because they did not have the same opportunists as white people did despite what the law stated. ... Supreme Court could come up with was to separate the races and to ensure that everyone wo...

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• That the Constitution, as originally written and intended, is the finest system of government ever conceived by man. ... • That the laws of the land should always be upheld. ... Hours after dusk and hours before dawn, the "Klan" would arise from their depths and would attempt to restore the government of the south back to the Southerners. ... Additionally, everything having to do with State Government that you have grown accustomed to has been shattered like cheap glass, and has been refurbished with armed soldiers stationed everywhere. ... In a way, they became a form of the l...

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These defiant natures began to show themselves when the governments of many states enacted what were termed the Jim Crow laws in the 1880's. Jim Crow laws were an individual state's way of limiting its black population legally. ... With Jim Crow laws, the segregation of public places became a widespread practice. ... (Wormser, 99) It was this Supreme Court decision that really solidified the Jim Crow laws. ... The Jim Crow laws even seemed to legalize the black's inferiority in the minds of many of the southern whites. ...

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This issue screams to be addressed by the government and abolished in American society if we truly desire our country to be "The Land of the Free," that we all know and love. ... It would seem that skin color alone may very well make you a suspect in America, and more likely to be stopped by our law enforcement personnel. ... According to our own governmental reports 80 percent of the country's cocaine users are white, and the "typical" cocaine user is a white middle class suburbanite. But law enforcement tactics remain concentrated ...

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Though there are no laws against racism, it is still something that I myself think needs to be dealt with more seriously. ... Federal law defines a hate crime as whenever a victim is attacked on the basis of his or her race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender; hate offenses are directed against members of a particular group simply because of their membership in that group (Levin 4). ... There are over a hundred hate related homicides committed every year, and the laws don't seem to be doing anything about it as the numbers just keep on growing. ... No one can explain the...

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