«Why, of all places in Johannesburg, the Indian Location should be chosen for dumping down all the Kaffirs of the town passes my comprehension…the Town Council must withdraw the Kaffirs from the Location.» (Reference: CWMG, Vol I, pp. 244-245)
His description of black inmates: «Only a degree removed from the animal.» Also, «Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilized - the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals.» - Mar. 7, 1908 (Reference: CWMG, Vol VIII, pp. 135-136)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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