New means of exploitation had to be established, especially in the colonies (South Africa) and agricultural hinterlands that had previously depended on slavery (Winant 93). With the implementation of the 1913 Natives Land Act, the government prohibited Native Africans to own land, a form of wealth, which crippled the African population economically and socially because although they were granted their freedom, they were not fully granted equality. The Native Land Act of 1913 sought to eliminate the native subsistence farming forcing them to rely on wage labor for survival (Winant 98). Similar to the land ownership issue in the United States, black South Africans were denied the opportunity to own land which would disadvantage the black population tremendously for years to
New means of exploitation had to be established, especially in the colonies (South Africa) and agricultural hinterlands that had previously depended on slavery (Winant 93). With the implementation of the 1913 Natives Land Act, the government prohibited Native Africans to own land, a form of wealth, which crippled the African population economically and socially because although they were granted their freedom, they were not fully granted equality. The Native Land Act of 1913 sought to eliminate the native subsistence farming forcing them to rely on wage labor for survival (Winant 98). Similar to the land ownership issue in the United States, black South Africans were denied the opportunity to own land which would disadvantage the black population tremendously for years to