to leave their home, many of which had lived there for decades.“Approximately 3.5 million Africans were removed from ‘white’ areas” (Clark 70). Entire communities were uprooted forcibly through military scare tactics. With being driven out of their homes, many people also lost some of their culture. Their way of life was infringed upon and their attitudes towards whites were becoming more and more unforgiving.
Police intimidation was extremely prevalent during the apartheid. Whether it had to do with education, relocation, or even complete random shootings, South Africa was not a safe place to live. Many innocent people were caught in the crossfire. For example, “Hector Peterson, a 13-year-old protester shot by the police, who died on the …show more content…
“While the government planned to educate Africans to submission...A shortage of Afrikaans-speaking teachers and a lack of suitable textbooks had resulted in English and African languages being used as the languages of instruction” (Clark 82). This ultimately led to the many of the youths being ignorant of what current events actually were as the main language of the “oppressors” was Afrikaans which ultimately led to more riots and deaths. Mtshali argues that many poets write in English to demonstrate their “urgency” but as seen from above, many children were taught in English and only knew how to write in that language …show more content…
“All over South Africa there are black mothers with little pieces of paper, four- or five-line poems left behind by a son or a daughter who has gone in the night to join up with the clandestine liberation movement. The poem, found the day later, is sometimes the last a parent will hear of a child” (Cronin 17). Often this small poem would confirm the child’s allegiance to the resistance and willingness to protect their family from the government’s military force and often white radicalists. The conclusion that the reader is then brought to is bloody and violent. The poems completely foreshadow the untimely death of the
Police intimidation was extremely prevalent during the apartheid. Whether it had to do with education, relocation, or even complete random shootings, South Africa was not a safe place to live. Many innocent people were caught in the crossfire. For example, “Hector Peterson, a 13-year-old protester shot by the police, who died on the …show more content…
“While the government planned to educate Africans to submission...A shortage of Afrikaans-speaking teachers and a lack of suitable textbooks had resulted in English and African languages being used as the languages of instruction” (Clark 82). This ultimately led to the many of the youths being ignorant of what current events actually were as the main language of the “oppressors” was Afrikaans which ultimately led to more riots and deaths. Mtshali argues that many poets write in English to demonstrate their “urgency” but as seen from above, many children were taught in English and only knew how to write in that language …show more content…
“All over South Africa there are black mothers with little pieces of paper, four- or five-line poems left behind by a son or a daughter who has gone in the night to join up with the clandestine liberation movement. The poem, found the day later, is sometimes the last a parent will hear of a child” (Cronin 17). Often this small poem would confirm the child’s allegiance to the resistance and willingness to protect their family from the government’s military force and often white radicalists. The conclusion that the reader is then brought to is bloody and violent. The poems completely foreshadow the untimely death of the