1949
Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act
The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act banned marriages between people classified as white and people classified as belonging to other racial groups.
established
legislation
The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act banned marriages between people classified as white and people classified as belonging to other racial groups.
Significance
An early apartheid statute regulating intimacy and family life as part of racial classification.
Why it matters
An early apartheid statute regulating intimacy and family life as part of racial classification.