Population Registration Act: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	1950
Location	South Africa
Context	apartheid • Group Areas Act • pass law

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Population Registration Act

Black and white sign reading Pretoria, suburban station for non-whites, displayed in the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, South Africa as part of a segregation exhibit.

A police officer examines the passbook of a Black South African man during apartheid, illustrating the enforcement of pass laws restricting movement.

Video thumbnail image shows Black South African schoolchildren standing behind a fence.

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