Eventos
1923 Natives Urban Areas Act
The act made it so that local urban authorities
had to separate the native residences from the
white residences and also caused them to
exercise more control over native immigration
into these urban areas.1913 The Natives Land Act
The act stated that whites and natives could not
buy land from one another.1933 Parliamentary elections
National Party victory but South African Party
close contender. As a result of this the two first
election coalition and later have a merger and
form the United Party.1938 Parliamentary elections
Victory for the united party 111 votes out of 150.
Because of the merger, purified National Party
forms and only get 27 votes.1948 Parliamentary elections
Extremely Afrikaan nationalist purified National
Party wins the election with 70 votes compared to
the United Party which got a close 65 votes.Apartheid
1948 is the year that the policy of "apartness"
comes into action as enacted by the National
Party. The law contained 4 different racial
classifications: white, native (Bantu), coloured and Indian.Athol Fugard's Master Harold and the boys
The play is set in the year 1950
which is a mere 2 years after
the full policy of the Apartheid comes into effect in 1948.1953 Reservation of Separate Amenities Act
This act called for the “reservation of public spaces and vehicles or portions
thereof for the exclusive use of a persons of a particular race or class.”
This was essentially an act of full public racial segregation.1949 Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act
Made it illegal for people of different races to intermarry1950 The Race Classification Act
Every citizen was accounted for and their race was classified1950 Group Areas Act
People of a specific race and class had a designated area they had to live in.
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