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Natives Land Act
This law decreed that Europeans were not allowed to buy land from non-Europeans and vice versa. It also prohibited the practices of sharecropping and serfdom. The law resulted in most South Africans losing the right to gain any land, or own any land at all. -
Native Trust and Land Act
Recommended by the Beaumont Commission, this law called for the reorganization of South Africa's agricultural resources. South Africa's reserve land was to be enlarged from 7.13% to 13.6%, thus reducing the jobs for natives in South Africa and forcing them from their homes. -
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act
A law passed after the National Party's rise to power, the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act prohibited marriages between "Europeans" and "non-Europeans". -
Population Registration Act
A law that required that each inhabitant of the country of South Africa must register and be labeled as their specific race so that they may easily be identified. -
Bantu Authorities Act
This act provided for the establishment of black homelands and regional authorities. All political rights for the residents were restricted to the designated homeland. -
Pass Laws Act
Introduced a nationwide pass law, which required all black South Africans over 16 to carry a passbook at all times when in designated white areas. The passbook had a great amount of information about each individual including fingerprints and home address. -
Reservation of Separate Amenities Act
A law passed that required segregated public areas. These areas were labeled with signs that read "Europeans only" as well as "Non-Europeans only." Notable areas that were not included in the act were public roads and streets. One section of the Act stated that it wasn't required for these facilities to be equal for the different races. -
Bantu Education Act
The Bantu Education Act brought African education under control of the government and was the first official law that extended to black schools. Funding for schools became conditional depending on whether the school was accept racially discriminatory curriculum. The conditions of these schools were very poor with little electricity and little to no plumbing. This Act brought mass protests. -
Natives Resettlement Act
This Act essentially removed all natives from any white cities that were being built. Any area within or close to Johannesburg, such as Sophiatown and Meadowlands, were rid of colored people and their homes. -
Extension of University Education Act
This law required that any non-white student have written permission by the Minister of Internal Affairs in order to attend a formerly open university.
