South African Native College

college, Fort Hare, South Africa

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In South Africa: The intensification of apartheid in the 1930s
…the dominant influence at the South African Native College at Fort Hare (founded 1916), which included degree courses. These institutions educated a small but increasing number of Blacks, who secured teaching jobs and positions in the lower reaches of the civil service or functioned as clergy (especially in the independent…
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In South Africa: The National Party and apartheid
The South African Native College at Fort Hare, which missionaries had founded primarily but not exclusively for Blacks, became a state college solely for Xhosa students. The government staffed these ethnic colleges with white supporters of the National Party and subjected the students to stringent controls.
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