Bantu Laws Amendment Acts
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The Bantu Laws Amendment Acts were apartheid-era South African laws that tightened racial segregation and control over the movement and residence of Black Africans, particularly in urban areas.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | apartheid-era South African legislation ⓘ |
| affected |
rural-urban migration patterns
ⓘ
urban Black townships ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Black Africans ⓘ |
| broaderCategory | South African apartheid laws ⓘ |
| consequence |
entrenchment of racialized urban planning
ⓘ
family separation among Black Africans ⓘ growth of migrant labor system ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| discriminatedAgainst | Black South Africans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
South African police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
apartheid state bureaucracy ⓘ |
| focus | urban areas ⓘ |
| historicalContext | institutionalization of apartheid after 1948 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| ideology | apartheid ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
long-term spatial segregation in South African cities
ⓘ
socioeconomic marginalization of Black communities ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
influx control
ⓘ
pass laws ⓘ racial segregation law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
criminalized presence of many Black Africans in urban areas without permits
ⓘ
facilitated forced removals ⓘ increased power of state to remove Black Africans from cities ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Black political organizations
ⓘ
anti-apartheid movements ⓘ human rights activists ⓘ |
| partOf | apartheid legal framework ⓘ |
| purpose |
control movement of Black Africans
ⓘ
control residence of Black Africans ⓘ tighten racial segregation ⓘ |
| reinforced | racially segregated urban areas ⓘ |
| restricted |
Black African freedom of movement
ⓘ
Black African urban residence rights ⓘ |
| strengthened | pass law system ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | so-called Bantu population ⓘ |
| typeOf |
discriminatory law
ⓘ
segregation statute ⓘ |
| violated |
equality before the law
ⓘ
freedom of movement ⓘ right to choose residence ⓘ |
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