dec 30, 1949 - The Immorality Amendment Act, No 21 of 1950 Sexual relations between black and white South Africans were forbidden. To enforce this Act, police raided houses and broke into bedrooms to photograph couples breaking the law. The Apartheid Museum has recorded the way in which the police harassed one particular couple, Professor Blacking and Dr Desai.
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dec 30, 1949
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~ 76 years ago