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jan 1, 1950 - Population Registration Act

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Assigned everyone in South Africa to one of four race categories. A national register and identity documents were issued so race would be public. sophisticated technology was also used to define race.

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By ben
23 Aug 2018
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Date:

jan 1, 1950
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~ 76 years ago