South African Apartheid

  • Black Land Act No 27

    Black Land Act No 27
    Prohibited blacks from owning or renting land outside of designated reserves.
  • Native (Black) Urban Areas Act No 21

    Native (Black) Urban Areas Act No 21
    Native advisory board regulated influx control and removed "surplus" people. Movement between the white cities and the black suburbs was strictly regulated.
  • Immorality Act No 5

    Immorality Act No 5
    Intercourse was prohibited between whites and blacks.
  • Representation of Blacks Act No 12

    Representation of Blacks Act No 12
    Black voters were removed from the Cape and were placed in a separate roll. All black people were then represented by four white senators.
  • Black Building Workers Act No 27

    Black Building Workers Act No 27
    Prohibited blacks from performing any skilled work in the industry in white urban areas.
  • Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act No 67

    Blacks (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act No 67
    The Act issued passes to all black people in every province. Old laws had separate passes, but this Act was universal.
  • Reservation of Separate Amenities Act No 49

    Reservation of Separate Amenities Act No 49
    Allowed for public facilities and transport to be reserved for particular race groups.
  • Public Safety Act No 3

    Public Safety Act No 3
    This Act provided for a state of emergency to be declared if people of color convened. Police could detain suspects, the detainee could not appeal, and there was no trial for the detainee. Meetings were banned.
  • Black Education Act No 3

    Black Education Act No 3
    Formalized segregation of black education and laid the foundations for Bantu Education.
  • Blacks Resettlement Act No 19

    Blacks Resettlement Act No 19
    Established a Resettlement Board which would remove black people from townships.