jun 19, 1913 - Natives Land Act
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The Natives Land Act of 1913 was a landmark piece of legislation.
The forerunner of the homelands systems of the apartheid era, the Natives Land Act prohibited Africans, who made up over two-thirds of the population, from owning or renting land anywhere outside certain parcels of territory that would be designated as native reserves.
The native reserves made up roughly 7.5% of the total area of the country, and they were set aside for the exclusive use of Africans.
The areas selected, which were economically marginal to begin with, soon became horribly overcrowded and even more impoverished.
The act further stipulated that Africans could only reside outside the reserves only on the condition that they were employed by Whites.
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