Word: abolitionism
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Dr. Malan's government did not seem to care unduly about the psychological effects of its actions. It was already working on the next phase of its plan: the abolition of Negro representation in South Africa's Assembly.
Nationwide abolition of untouchability will not go into effect until the constitution does. It would not end the problem. One assemblyman remarked: "It is like declaring lying unconstitutional. Everyone says he's against it, but still it goes on and no law by itself can stop it."
Abolition was also a triumph for Untouchable Dr. Ambedkar. Years ago, Columbia-educated Ambedkar, appointed to an official post by the Gaekwar of Baroda, was overwhelmed by humiliation and forced to resign. "Papers had to be flung to me," he once said of this experience, "and the carpet had to...
Last week in New Delhi's Bhangi colony, where municipal sweepers are lodged and where Mahatma Gandhi once lived, one turbaned Untouchable said: "Thirty years ago, if I entered a shop, I had to stand apart from other customers; if I touched a piece of cloth, I had to...
Dr. Arlic V. Bock, head of the Hygiene Department, had previously announced his opposition to the abolition of special fees. His statement on the subject came at the time of the Student Committee's report.