... African government. Racially-biased laws touched every aspect of social life, including a prohibition of marriage between non-whites and whites, and the sanctioning of ``white-only'' jobs. In 1950, the Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially grouped into one of three categories: white, black (African), or colored (of mixed decent). The colored category included major ... ) shifted his identification beyond being merely one of his country's most popular musicians. In early 1962, Abdullah and his wife-to-be, vocalist Sathima Bea Benjamin, left South Africa...

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