Pass laws were apartheid-era regulations that required South Africans who were not classified as white to carry documents, typically referred to as reference books (also passes, passbooks), that authorized their presence in the areas that they would otherwise be barred from entering without having a lawful reason, such as employment. Pass laws and reference books were despised by Black South Africans and were symbols of apartheid-era restrictions.
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