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Division and classification Notes
Division and Classification:
The Population Registration Act (1950) classified South Africans by race, forming the basis for apartheid’s system of segregation and discrimination.
The Population Registration Act of 1950 laid the foundation for apartheid by requiring all South Africans to be racially categorized in official records.
Before apartheid, racial identity was loosely based on community acceptance, often ignoring physical differences and mixed heritage.
The apartheid regime sought rigid, biologically-based definitions of race, considering previous informal classifications insufficient for their goals.
Citizens were assigned to one of three main racial groups-White, Black (Bantu), or Coloured-though Indians were initially excluded until being labeled “Asian” in 1959.
Note
Indians were first brought to South Africa by the British in the 1860s.
They were indentured laborers (workers with very low wages under harsh conditions, with the option to return to India or stay as free workers after their term) and many later decided to stay in South Africa, particularly in Natal.
Indians faced early forms of racial segregation and were restricted in land ownership, mobility, and civil rights.
The Natal government imposed special taxes and licensing laws targeting Indian traders.
By 1948, the South African Indians had a distinctive political and cultural identity, and a significant presence in Natal, Transvaal and the Cape.
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The Population Registration Act of 1950
Purpose: To create a national population register classifying individuals by race.
Categories:
White
Coloured
Bantu (Black African)
Indian (added in 1959 as "Asian")
NoteThe Population Registration Act was one of the first laws passed by the National Party, highlighting its foundational role in the apartheid system.
