The Dutch: The Framers of Racial Superiority in South Africa

For centuries, the South African social order was shaped according to the needs of the White colonizers. It was based on legal separation of the White race from the Black one. Moreover, the Whites officially introduced racial segregation to legalize its racist practices. This complex situation led to a divided society that infringed the rights of the Black South Africans. Then, it changed The South African society for a very long time. Indeed, the Whites became the new masters of the country, and it was important for them to preserve this “privileged” position to ensure their dominance. At thi... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Amal Dehmoune
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Reihe/Periodikum: Traduction et Langues, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2016)
Verlag/Hrsg.: University of Oran2
Schlagwörter: South Africa / segregation / Dutch / Blacks / free burghers / superiority and the Bible / Translating and interpreting / P306-310
Sprache: Deutsch
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For centuries, the South African social order was shaped according to the needs of the White colonizers. It was based on legal separation of the White race from the Black one. Moreover, the Whites officially introduced racial segregation to legalize its racist practices. This complex situation led to a divided society that infringed the rights of the Black South Africans. Then, it changed The South African society for a very long time. Indeed, the Whites became the new masters of the country, and it was important for them to preserve this “privileged” position to ensure their dominance. At this level, it is noteworthy to mention that this became possible thanks to the early Dutch who were the first colonizers to shape a racially segregated South African society.