1. Apartheid: Extreme Raceism
... for higher incomes, for whites only. The prohibition of mixed marriages simply set a precedent that whites were not supposed to associate with the Black Natives. However, when certain jobs suddenly became unavailable to the blacks, many people were rendered unemployed, and the socioeconomic status of the majority ... plummeted to an unimaginable low. The Population Registration Act of 1950 further segregated the population as three racial categories were outlined: white, black, and colored. These divisions were made based mainly on appearance, but social acceptance and descent were also...
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