Word: township
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Afrikaners -- the 3 million descendants of 17th century Dutch, French and German settlers -- have seen their grip gradually weakening since 1976, when an uprising in the township of Soweto heralded a surge in black demands for political rights. But this year, by freeing Nelson Mandela, legalizing the African National Congress and pursuing negotiations with black leaders on a new constitution, President F.W. de Klerk has sent a profound shock through Afrikanerdom. Appearing finally to accept that they cannot maintain their near exclusive hold on state power for much longer, Afrikaners across the political spectrum are asking what role they should...
Finally, the stereotypes. My God, 90% of white South Africans go through a lifetime without entering a black township! I came to New York City, where I lived for a time, and found that a majority of white Americans seldom set foot in a ghetto. They know nothing about the real life of black people. They react to what they see on television. I know because that is the way they reacted...
Didn't you also feel despair when you were growing up in a poverty-stricken South African township...
...revisions have again focused attention on what one critic, author David Owen, has called "probably the most powerful unregulated monopoly in America": the Educational Testing Service of Lawrence Township, N.J., which prepares the exams for the College Board to administer. And not just the SATs. A nonprofit corporation, ETS is by far the nation's largest private educational assessment service, offering a variety of tests that range from electrology to law to the federally sponsored National Assessment of Educational Progress, which measures student achievement in seven subjects. Founded in 1947, ETS has a serene, campus-like headquarters near Princeton University...
Liberation movements turned political parties in South Africa typically instigate public demonstrations against the apartheid regime and raise their flags above the demonstration and shout their party's slogans. In doing so, they use the grievances of disgruntled groups--such as the township youth who feel they are not being educated, the trade unionists who feel that wages are too low, and the unemployed who are frustrated by a lack of jobs--and make it seem as though these were people marching in support of their party...