Bantu Education Act
Bantu Education Act of 1953 was a South African law which codified several aspects of the apartheid system. Its major provisions included:
- a) enforced separation of races in all educational institutions. Even universities were made 'tribal', and many mission schools had to close.
- b) permitted any person in charge of any public premises or public vehicle to reserve them for the exclusive use of any race.
- c) outlawed strikes by African workers.
- d) 5 years imprisonment and/or ten lashes for anyone causing anyone else to break the law in protest against the apartheid laws, and was the direct result of the Defiance Campaign.
- e) gave powers to the government to declare a state of emergency and suspend Parliament and the courts.