South Africa and USA By trevor34 Dec 13, 1948 Cry, the Beloved Country was published written by Allen Paton Jan 1, 1950 Population Regostration Act was passed required that all South Africans be racially classified into one of three categories: white, black (African), or colored (of mixed decent) Mar 13, 1953 Public Safety Act and the Criminal Law Amendment Act were passed Mar 13, 1960 Black rebelled in Sharpville Oct 1, 1962 James Meredith was the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi Jul 13, 1963 Police raid a farm which led to the arrest of many of Madela's colleagues Sep 13, 1966 BJ Vorster became prime minister Apr 4, 1968 MLK Jr is assassinated Jun 16, 1976 Youth of Soweto rebelled Mar 22, 1988 Congress passed the Civil Rights Restoration Act Feb 11, 1990 Mandela was released after 27 years in prison Apr 26, 1994 South Africa's first democratic election was held Jun 2, 1999 South Africa's 2nd democratic election was held Mar 13, 2004 South Africa's 3rd democratic election was held