Segregationist Legislation Timeline, 1856-1979 from the 1856 - 1910, Masters and Servants Acts to the Industrial Conciliation Amendment Act No 94 of 1979 which permitted certain Blacks, excluded under the 1953 Act, to join unions.
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Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1856-1979
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- 22 Jul 2011
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- 20 Jul 2026
South African History Online. (2011, July 22). Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1856-1979. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/A-0066404
South African History Online (2011) 'Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1856-1979', South African History Online, 22 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/A-0066404 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1856-1979 [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/A-0066404, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1856-1979." South African History Online, 22 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/A-0066404. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1856-1979." South African History Online. July 22, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/A-0066404.
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