The discussion revolves around the the gap in student activism between the fifties and the seventies. A generation gap existed in terms of political activism. A division is also evident between white and Black students.
It was said by minions of the racist oppressive giant in South Africa that Black Conciousness was nothing but an importation of American Black power. African-Americanism was not only a struggle for power, but it was also a search for identity and the resugence of its cultural values.
The institution of education in any society lends itself to two-fold functions, a conservative and a progressive one. It can be viewed as a custodian of societal values or constitute a threat to the traditional social order.
The accelerated pace of industrialization has affected all population groups in South Africa.The African population was affected to the greatest extent because it resulted in the movement of Blacks into the cities at an unprecedented scale.However White restrictions on Black workers have not stop
