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Pass laws in South Africa were designed to segregate the population and limit severely the movements of the non-white populace. This legislation was one of the dominant features of the country's apar...
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History of South Africa This article is part of a series General periodsBefore 16521652 to 18151815 to 19101910 to 19481948 to 19941994 to presentSpecific themesEconomicsMilitaryReligiousSoci...
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Pass laws in the Transvaal, or South African Republic, were intended to force Black people to settle in specific places in order to provide White farmers with a steady ... The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) and the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) joined forces in a Pass burning campaign in 1930.
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African Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960 ... Less than a year later, the Women`s League and the Federation of South African Women organised a second major demonstration - this time focussing exclusively on the pass laws. On August 9, 1956, 20,000 women from all parts of South Africa staged a...
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"The Demand of the Women of South Africa for the Withdrawal of Passes for Women and the Repeal of the Pass Laws," ... In the name of women of South Africa, we say to you, each one of us, African, European, Indian, Coloured, that we are opposed to the pass system.
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Abstract: Historically the use of passes in South Africa as a form of labor control applied only to men. Whenever attempts were made to extend the system to black women, ... This study explores the economic and ideological bases of decisions made by different white authorities regarding the women's pass question.
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Headline: South Africa / Pass Laws, Terrorism ... (Studio: Peter Jennings) South Africa's abolition of its pass laws announced. Latest bombing in Johannesburg reported; details given, scenes shown. ... (Johannesburg, South Africa: Jim Hickey) Contradiction between contd. violence such as bombings and government's official...
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Headline: South Africa / Pass Laws, Racial Violence ... (Johannesburg, South Africa: Jim Hickey) Latest outbreak of racial violence in Alexandra Twp. examined; scenes shown. [Bishop Simeon NKOANE - comments.] Govt.'s halt to pass laws discussed.
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Starting in 1948, the Nationalist Government in South Africa enacted laws to define and enforce segregation. ... Natives (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act, Act No 67 of 1952; Commonly known as the Pass Laws, this ironically named act forced black people to carry identification with them at all times.
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The Origin of South Africa's Human Rights Day ... On 21 March 1960 at least 180 black Africans were injured (there are claims of as many as 300) and 69 killed when South African police opened fire on approximately 300 demonstrators, who were protesting against the pass laws, at the township of Sharpeville,
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