South Africa's Struggle for Independent Education : The African Methodist Episcopal Church and the History of the Wilberforce Institute.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kumalo, Vusumuzi Rodney.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Methodist Episcopal Church (Africa)--Education.

African Methodist Episcopal Church (Africa).

Missions--Educational work--South Africa.

Missions.

Private schools--South Africa--History--20th century.

Private schools.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cape Town : BestRed, 2023.

Summary:

The story of South Africa's independent school movement in the early twentieth century and how its members' determination led to the creation of the Wilberforce Institute.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

copyright page

About the Author

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Location of Wilberforce Institute in Evaton

Location of Evaton in Gauteng Province

Introduction

Ch 1- The beginnings of western missionary education in South Africa

Notes

Ch 2- Education, the state and the demand for labour

Ch 3- Skilled workmen, honest clerks and reliable domestic servants

Ch 4- The 'school people' resist and start asserting African independence, 1880s-1890s

Ch 5- The Ethiopianists: Struggle for religious and educational independence

Ch 6- The USA and African Methodist Episcopal Church connections

Figure 6.1: Mrs C Maxeke and Rev. Marshall Maxeke

Ch 7- Dissatisfaction with white missionary education

Dissatisfaction with urban missionary schools

The South African Native Affairs Commission

Ch 8- Land rights for Africans in the Transvaal Colony, 1905

Ch 9- Land and opportunity: The formation of Evaton, 1905

Ch 10- The long walk of J.Z. Tantsi

Figure 10.1: J.Z. Tantsi and his sons

Figure 10.2: Genealogy of Wilberforce Principals

Figure 10.3: Henry Msikinya

Ch 11- Growth under Principal Tolityi Magaya, 1917-1924

Figure 11.1: Rev. E.T. Magaya

Figure 11.2: Fanny Coppin Hall

The importance of Tolityi Magaya

Figure 11.3: Mrs Vernon and her South African pupils

Figure 11.4: Wilberforce students

The educated elite

The growth of the AMEC

Figure 11.5: The erection of the AMEC building, which was also used as a school inBasutoland

The AMEC in the rural areas

The struggle to provide teachers' training

Ch 12- 'Up from slavery'

Figure 12.1: The Gow Family

Figure 12.2: Dr F.H. Gow in military uniform.

Figure 12.3: Eliza Gregg Hall

Ch 13- 'Born for leadership': The Eva Morake years, 1934-1936

Figure 13.1: Mrs Eva Morake, B.Sc., the seventh principal

Ch 14- Dr Alfred B. Xuma dips into his own pockets

Figure 14.1: Eva Morake, the first female principal

Figure 14.2: The ruins of the industrial department

Ch 15- Doing Wright: The Reconstruction of Wilberforce, 1938-1940

Figure 15.1: Dr J.M. White (right) and Mrs L.J. White (left)

Wilberforce under Dr White

Figure 15.2: Bishop R.R. Wright and Mrs Wright and Bethel Memorial Church in CapeTown

Figure 15.3: Dr R.R. Wright

Figure 15.4: Crogman Clinic

Building up the library

Dr Coan and the school of religion

Industrial versus liberal education at Wilberforce

Figure 15.5: Dr Josephus Coan

A role model for girl students

Agricultural initiative

Ch 16- The tenures of Dr Jacob Nhlapo and Dr Rev. Josephus Coan

Figure 16.1: Dr Nhlapo's house outside Wilberforce

Figure 16.2: Dr and Mrs JR Coan

Figure 16.3: The 1941 Wilberforce balance sheet

Ch 17- Dr Nhlapo on national duty

Educational Background

Figure 17.1: Dr J.M. Nhlapo

Publications and initiatives

Travel scholarship

Political involvement

Ch 18- End of an era: The arrival of Bantu education, 1948-1955

Figure 18.1: Principal Habedi and Mrs Habedi

DBE's involvement in the school

Reflection

Ch 19- The Wilberforce Legacy: Alumni during and after apartheid

Wilberforce and its achievements

Wilberforce teachers as role models

The need for teachers

Teachers' training graduates

Commerce and entrepreneurship

Politics and leadership

Collaborators with the apartheid government

Religion

Athletics

Conclusion

WILBERFORCE PHOTOS

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Kumalo, Vusumuzi Rodney South Africa's Struggle for Independent Education

ISBN:

1-928246-62-1

OCLC:

1414456915