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South Africa [1950]

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How Did Apartheid Change South Africa?
More than three decades after apartheid, South Africa is still considered the most...
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Population Registration Act
A racial classification certificate of a South African, issued in 1978, that identifies...
Courtesy Andy Winter. Reproduced by permission
Apartheid-era sign
A sign during the apartheid era indicating a station for use by South Africans who...
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Pass law
A police officer checking the reference book of a Black man, in accordance with the...
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