Background the population registration act of 1950. A central register divided the entire population into white, native or coloured subdivided into indian, griqua, cape malay and chinese. The implementation of apartheid, often called separate development since the 1960s, was made possible through the population registration act of 1950, which classified all south africans as either bantu all black africans, coloured those of mixed race, or white. The population registration bill is read for the first. The population registration act of 1950, which preceded both group areas and the bewysburo bureau of proof, required every south african to secure an. Race was reflected in the individuals identity number. Malan based his campaign off his hatred of nonwhites. The population registration act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of south africa be classified and registered in accordance with their racial characteristics as.
Population registration act repeal act south african government. Aug 29, 2018 classification of persons whose names are included in the register. Population registration act 1950 apartheid history. The act was used to distinguish each person by their race. This act shall not apply except insofar as it relates to any auxiliary or nursing service established under this act, to females or persons who are not white persons as defined in section 1 of the population registration act, 1950 act no. Civil registration system of registration of basic vital records such as birth, marriage and death.
Population registration bill, 8 march 19501 centralised population registration was the bureaucratic cornerstone of the apartheid state, the lynchpin of the group areas act, and of the dompas reference book. What are some questions that i could ask in an interview. Explanation of south african identity numbers in an. Immortality act 1950 made interracial sex illegal population registration act 1950 had to be registered in 1 of the 4 official race groups group areas act 1950 implemented racial zoning in urban areas suppression of communism act 1950 anyone who opposed the government was considered a communist. Population registration act repeal act, 1991 status. The population registration act of 1950 was implemented on june 22,1950. Each south african was issued an id card with a photograph of them, the year they were born and their race. All individual classifications were to be assembled in a centralised, national population register a. Population registration act act no 30 of 1950 group areas.
The prohibition of mixed marriages act 1949 and the immorality act 1950 prohibited interracial marriage or sex. He spoke specifically on the occasion of the repeal of the population registration act, which had required all births in south africa to be classified by race. According to this act, urban areas were to be divided into racially segregated zones where members of one specific race alone could live and work thompson 1990. The population registration act and popular understandings of race. Population registration act, 1950 wikisource, the free online library. The population registration act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of south africa be classified and registered in accordance with his or her racial. Apartheid questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on apartheid. This mumbojumbo fell away when the act was repealed, but the memory of its provision will live on for a long time to come 1950. Ebook or pdf edited book email encyclopedia article govt.
Lead by daniel francois malan the national party lead with stricted apartheid law. Population registration act story subtitle or summary the population registration act was established in 1950 in south africa under the apartheid government. Civil registration is the system by which a government records the vital events of its citizens and residents. The population registration act of 1950 provided the basic framework for apartheid by classifying all south africans by race, including bantu black africans, coloured mixed race and white. Apr 05, 2019 by 1950, with the introduction of the population registration act, group areas act, abolition of mixed marriages act and immorality act, the racist trajectory had reached the beginning of its pinnacle when for the first time the state attempted to classify the entire population into fixed groups based on the false notion of race.
The allocation of seats to the states in the house of the people and the number of seats, if any, to be reserved for the scheduled castes and for the scheduled. Wikiproject law rated startclass, lowimportance this article is within the scope of wikiproject law, an attempt at providing a comprehensive, standardised. By 1950, with the introduction of the population registration act, group areas act, abolition of mixed marriages act and immorality act, the racist trajectory had reached the beginning of its pinnacle when for the first time the state attempted to classify the entire population into fixed groups based on the false notion of race. Population registration act, act no 30 of 1950 digital. It demanded the removal of some groups of people into areas set aside for their racial group.
In this act, unless the context otherwise indicates i minister means the minister of justice. The population registration act of 1950 is repealed south african history online, 1991. The act was to make provision for the compilation of a. This was the act that brought about the physical separation between races, particularly in urban areas. Immorality amendment act population registration act. South african population registration act of 1950 thoughtco. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on tuesday, may 19, 2015.
This provided for the compilation of a register of the entire south african population dyzenhaus 1991. A fourth categoryasian indian and pakistaniwas later added. The population registration act of 1950 was implemented on june 22, 1950. I think the correct answer from the choices is option b. In terms of the population registration act, passed in 1950, every citizen would be subject to one authorised act of racial classification, the result of which would be preserved in the form of an official identity document. Ellisonb t his paper examines what might be learnt about the meaning of race from the formalization of racial classification and reclassification under apartheid, generated by the 1950 population registration act. What can we learn about the meaning of race from the. Apartheid in south africa history, important facts, and.
Population registration act no 30 the omalley archives. Population registration act project gutenberg self. The effect of the repeal of the population registration act on. Repealed the population registration act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of south africa be classified and registered in accordance with his or her racial characteristics as part of the system of apartheid. This act required that all south africans be classified according to racial characteristics. The entire population was to be segregated and allocated separate residential areas. These are the sources and citations used to research population registration act 1950 apartheid. The amendment of section 1 by the deletion of the definition of black. The population registration act 1950 classified every south african by race. Get an answer for what are some questions that i could ask in an interview with someone not white, regarding the separate amenities act during apartheid. Racial reclassification during apartheid south africa. This article is within the scope of wikiproject south africa, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of south africa on wikipedia.
This is shown by implementing an all white south african government, which was the first of its kind since the creation of. The population registration bill was read for the first time in parliament. Acts of parliament part ii allocation of seats and delimitation of constituencies the house of the people. The particulars required for the compilation of the register in respect of the population of the union as at the fixed date shall be extracted by the director from the forms and returns received by him under the census act, 1910 act no. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. The bill was a cornerstone of the apartheid policy as it recognised three race classifications, namely whites, coloureds and natives blacks. Once this was in place, laws such as the group areas act were rapidly enacted based on this clasification. Race classification certificate issued in terms of the population registration act. Therefore, colored individuals also lost the right choose how they make money. A suite of legislative laws was passed to accomplish this, including group areas act no. The suppression of communism act 1950 defined communism and its aims broadly to include any opposition to the read more. According to this act, urban areas were to be divided into racially segregated zones where members of one specific race alone could live.
Indians were initially classified as coloureds until a fourth racial group was added later. South africas population registration act of 1950 created a racebased classification system. The population registration bill is read for the first time. South africas population registration act of 1950 led to. A white person is a person who in appearance obviously is a white. Voted into south african law in 1950, the population registration act, no. Population registration act population registration act. What did the population registration act of 1950 do answers.
Aug 29, 2018 copies of register to be maintained in every district. Population registration act, act no 30 of 1950 group areas act, act no 41 of 1950 suppression of communism act, act no 44 of 1950 bantu building workers act, act no 27 of 1951 separate representation of voters act, act no 46 of 1951 prevention of illegal squatting act, act no 52 of 1951 bantu authorities act, act no 68 of 1951 natives laws amendment. The act was to make provision for the compilation of a register of the population of the union. A case study of sydenham vashna jagarnath, june 2005 this paper seeks to build on deborah posels1 analysis of the social impact of the population registration act by adding a. This act called for people being registered according to their racial group. European, black african, coloured mixed race, indian, asian, other. Race was defined by physical appearance and the act required people to be identified and registered from birth as belonging to one of four distinct racial groups. The african ejournals project has digitized full text of. Group areas act 1950 the population registration act of 1950.
Population registration act repeal act the repeal act. The population registration act of 1950 required every citizen of south africa to submit to racial classification in one of three cataegories. A case study of sydenham vashna jagarnath, june 2005 this paper seeks to build on deborah posels1 analysis of the social impact of the population registration act by adding a more socially based history that takes into. Population registration act population registration act and. The definition of a white person in the act stated. The act was to make provision for the compilation of a register of the population of the. The population registration act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of south africa be classified and registered in accordance with his or her racial characteristics as part of the system of apartheid. Population registration act south africa 19501991 britannica.
South africas population registration act of 1950 a. The population registration act no 30 of 1950 commenced 7 july required people to be identified and registered from birth as one of four distinct racial groups. Population registration act 1950 apartheid history bibliographies in harvard style. It defined in clear terms who belonged to a particular race, in the law race was defined by physical appearance and it created four groups. The prohibition of mixed marriages act 1949 and the immorality act 1950. The population registration act of 1950 required that each inhabitant of south africa be classified and registered in accordance with their racial characteristics as part of the system of apartheid. Group areas act 1950 the population registration act.
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