The Shut-down On African Education – A black cloud is sweeping over African Education today. There is a pincer movement closing in on centres of learning. In primary schools that unfortunate Bantu Education Act has arrived! Masses of parents, under the banner of the African National Congress, particularly on the Reef, went on boycott from the fatal day of April 1 by withdrawing their children from the schools. And the Government reply? Numbers of children who did not turn up for school by and on April 25 have been banned from schooling anywhere in the union. As a result, of total number of 6,948 pupils coming under this ban, 116 teachers in all have been served with a month's notice to leave school.
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Title: Drum Magazine social history photographs, South Africa edition 326 Description: The Shut-down On African Education – A black cloud is sweeping over African Education today. There is a pincer movement closing in on centres of learning. In primary schools that unfortunate Bantu Education Act has arrived! Masses of parents, under the banner of the African National Congress, particularly on the Reef, went on boycott from the fatal day of April 1 by withdrawing their children from the schools. And the Government reply? Numbers of children who did not turn up for school by and on April 25 have been banned from schooling anywhere in the union. As a result, of total number of 6,948 pupils coming under this ban, 116 teachers in all have been served with a month's notice to leave school. Country: South Africa Date Created: 06-1955 Creator: Drum Social Histories Credit Notice: Drum Magazine photographer / Drum Social Histories / Bailey's African History Archive / african.pictures Keywords: