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Population Registration Act
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Population Registration Act
Joanna Soleimani
Basic Course - Thiel
26.08.2019
General Information
- Citizens got identity
cards with identity
numbers
- race influenced the
person’s life: marriage,
education, jobs
General Information
- was passed on
July 7, 1950
- register by the
Director of Census
- classified all South
African citizens into
races
-> White, Coloured,
Native/Bantu (& later
Asian)
- repeal: June 17,
1991
Classification Elements
appearance
Classification Elements
social acceptance
many wrong determinations
descent
if unsure: Pencil Test
Conclusion
- racial categories are still
present in South Africa and
shaped the culture of the
country remarkably
Conclusion
- together with other laws,the
Population Registration Act
made the implementation of
apartheid possible
present day
Sources
https://www.thoughtco.com/population-registration-act-43473
https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/DC/leg19500707.028.020.030/leg19500707.028.020.030.pdf
https://www.britannica.com/topic/apartheid#ref210033
https://www.bpb.de/politik/hintergrund-aktuell/219628/apartheid-gesetze