apartheid laws

Prohibitation of mixed marriages act (1949)

Prohibitation of mixed marriages act (1949)

banned marriages between white and non white south africans

popualation registration act (1950)

categorised people based on race (e.g. white, black, coloured)

immorality ammendement act (1950)

banned sex between whites and non whites

group areas act (1950)

seperated urban areas by race

suppression of communsim act (1950)

essentially banned any government opposition by categorising it as communism

bantu authorities act (1951)

appointed tribal chiefs to the reserves

abolition of the passes act (1952)

meant all black people had to carry passes/reference books at all times

native law ammendment act (1952)

policy of influx control- restricted rights of black people in urban areas

criminal law amendment act (1952)

banned protestors from breaking the law

bantu education act (1953)

seperated education by race, essentially preparing black children for unskilled, manual jobs

seperate ammenities act (1953)

formed petty aparteid by segregating all public facilities

native labour act (1953)

banned black people from striking

native resettlement act (1954)

allowed the removal of black people out of white areas (e.g. district 6, sophiatown)

bantu self government act (1959)

formed the bantustans/ tribal ‘homelands’

extension of university education act (1959)

created separate universities for black africans, colourds and indians