<span>Willie Mays played for the Chattanooga Choo Choo's. The three letters in the middle of their logo was CCC which represents the team's name. Willie May started his career in baseball in 1947 however he became professional in 1948. He is known as the most valuable players of all time in baseball.</span>
This act had a profound effect on the African population across the country. It also laid down the foundation for other legislation which further entrenched dispossession of African people and segregation later of Colored and Indian people. The Act defined a “native” as “any person, male or female, who is a member of an aboriginal race or tribe of Africa; and shall further include any company or other body of persons, corporate or unincorporate, if the persons who have a controlling interest therein are natives.” Evidently, this affected millions of Africans. The Act’s most catastrophic provision for Africans was the prohibition from buying or hiring land in 93% of South Africa. In essence, Africans despite being more in number were confined to ownership of 7% South Africa’s land. This was increased to 13.5% by the Native and Land Trust Act which was passed in 1936. Section 1, sub section ‘a’ of the 1913 Natives Land Act states, “a native shall not enter into any agreement or transaction for the purchase, hire, or other acquisition from a person other than a native, of any such land or of any right thereto, interest therein, or servitude thereover.” However, Africans were permitted to buy and sell land in reserves or scheduled areas while Whites were prohibited from owning land in these places as the Act stated:
A person other than a native shall not enter into any agreement or transaction for the purchase, hire, or other acquisition from a native of any such land or of any right thereto, interest therein, or servitude there over.
In 1866, after the Civil War, Federal troops were placed in Western Texas in order to restore order, ensure government loyalty and enforce the freedom slaves had just acquired as a result of the war. The U.S military entered the state because commanders believed this was the best way to protect the rights of the blacks and to support president Abraham Lincoln's decision.
