How Did Job Reservation Help To Breed Racism Among Black And White Workers Flashcards
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1
Q
What led to the whites fearing the cheap labour if the blacks?
A
Mine owners preferring to hire cheap black labour over white labour
2
Q
What did white miners fight for?
A
They fought for job reservation to protect their positions and separate them from black workers
3
Q
Why did the whites call themselves and why?what did this create?
A
They called themselves ‘civilised’ because they were white and argued that they deserved ‘civilised’ high wages. It created a racist attitude towards black workers
4
Q
What led to black workers having a racist attitude towards white workers
A
White Workers did nothing to help liberate black workers from the forced labour system
