the first three letters:
the first three letters were more about education and languages- kind of had a similar feel so i wrote them in one: i cant believe how much they wanted education so badly! they want to read books and had a need to want to send their children to school. Like the letter from "Books", and how the man keeps saying that they are cheap, but no one will buy them. Also from "Sebotseng's" letter its mentioned that (what i got) that parents don't have time to take care of their kids because they are so busy that keeping them in school would of been a better benefit to society. Also, that not all kids can go to school- she said she had 4 kids and only 3 went to school the other one being 'left out'. Its also good because i think this shows the progression in society in how these letters are public. Even though not everyone could understand them or really wanted to take a step in trying to learn it, they could have been. Its showing progression in society in more than one way because these people want equal rights. they realize that they are not being treated fairly and how their children deserve education like the others.
Bogadi:
I have no idea what they are talking about in this one- i think that its kind of like a dowry system? what is Bogadi? anyone know? :(
Pass Laws:
Obviously these laws were invasive and strict... but i feel that's just what the times were like. Anyone would be that secure around the mining fields. I thought it was interesting that they used 'shilling passes" with Africans trying to move outward, but in the same city. I thought they would do it more so to search for gold but they seemed to just be 'confining' them to one area.
This passage kind of reminded me of the book 'the jungle'- such harsh working conditions, such as poor/non existent/not followed labor rules. Also officials trying to create a monopoly of labor... horrible.
south africa: final project region!
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