Ghetto Act
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The Ghetto Act was a 1946 South African law that restricted land ownership and political representation for Indian South Africans, entrenching racial segregation and discrimination.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African legislation
ⓘ
apartheid-era law ⓘ |
| appliesToDemographicGroup | Indian South Africans ⓘ |
| country | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1946 ⓘ |
| discriminatedAgainst | Indian South Africans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | later apartheid legislation ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
entrenched racial discrimination
ⓘ
entrenched racial segregation ⓘ restricted land ownership for Indian South Africans ⓘ restricted political representation for Indian South Africans ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| impact |
marginalization of Indian South Africans in urban areas
ⓘ
reinforcement of racially segregated residential patterns ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
racial segregation in land ownership
ⓘ
racial segregation in political representation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
electoral law
ⓘ
property law ⓘ racial segregation law ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Indian South Africans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | system of racial segregation in South Africa ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier segregationist policies in South Africa ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control settlement and property ownership of Indian South Africans
ⓘ
to limit political rights of Indian South Africans ⓘ |
| typeOfDiscrimination |
political disenfranchisement
ⓘ
racial discrimination ⓘ restrictions on property rights ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1946 ⓘ |
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