1952
Pass-law system tightened
Native Laws Amendment and related measures intensified influx control and the pass system regulating African movement and urban residence.
established
legislation
Native Laws Amendment and related measures intensified influx control and the pass system regulating African movement and urban residence.
Significance
Pass laws became a central everyday mechanism of apartheid labour control and a major focus of resistance, including Sharpeville and the 1956 Women's March.
Why it matters
Pass laws became a central everyday mechanism of apartheid labour control and a major focus of resistance, including Sharpeville and the 1956 Women's March.