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Group Areas Act

In South Africa, a legislative act of 1950 under which the different races in South Africa were assigned to separate areas. Demonstrations and inter-ethnic riots resulted from such measures of segregation.

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Built in 1893, the Old Fort functioned as a prison for most of its history, accommodating both routine victims of apartheid legislation, such as the Group Areas Act, and high-profile prisoners from the defiance campaign of 1952, the Treason Trial of 1956, the Sharpeville uprising of 1961, the Soweto revolt of 1976, and the several states of emergency during the 1980s.

Re-envisioning Greater Johannesburg: South African heritage ... by Delmont, Elizabeth / African Arts

In 1966 it was declared a "white group area" according to the Group Areas Act of 1950.

Anti-Racism as law: Joel Pollak reports on challenges facing South ... by Pollak, Joel / Colorlines Magazine

During the build-up to a famous speech in 1985, Botha appeared almost ready to take bolder actions, such as lifting the Group Areas Act and releasing Mandela.

Anatomy of a Miracle: The End of Apartheid and the Birth of the New ... by Clark, Drew / Reason

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