Andrew's Apartheid Laws Timeline

  • Black Land Act No 27

    Black Land Act No 27

    Allocated only 7% of South Africa's arable land for native Africans and their communities.
  • Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act

    Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act

    Prohibited the marriages between colored people and whites.
  • Population Registration Act

    Population Registration Act

    Required people of South Africa to be registered based off of race.
  • Group Areas Act

    Group Areas Act

    Assigned different races to different districts in urban areas. Likewise, blacks strayed even further from being a part of affluent urban neighborhoods.
  • Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act

    Abolition of Passes and Coordination of Documents Act

    Changed old pass laws into a requirement that all blacks above the age of 16 had to carry a 96-page pass book.
  • Reservation of Separate Amenities Act

    Reservation of Separate Amenities Act

    Segregated public facilities such as bathrooms and water fountains for blacks, whites, and coloreds.
  • Bantu Education Act

    Bantu Education Act

    Led to the complete legal segregation of educational facilities from preschool to universities.
  • Natives Resettlement Act

    Natives Resettlement Act

    Permitted the removal of blacks from their neighborhood areas around Johannesburg.
  • Sexual Offenses Act No 23

    Sexual Offenses Act No 23

    Restricted all sexual/romantic interactions between races, primarily blacks and whites.
  • Urban Blacks Council Act No 79

    Urban Blacks Council Act No 79

    Began to allow self-government for blacks with African chairmen and limited administrative duties.