native laws amendment act

• what was the effect of the native laws amendment act on black south africans?

  black south africans had to carry bulky reference books including women

  many did not know the contents of the book and were falsely arrested
• when was the native laws amendment act?

  1952
• what was the native laws amendment act?

  law that standardised use of passes for black south africans

  removed original pass books and replaced them with reference books
• how many africans were arrested for violoations of the pass laws in the 1950's?

  more than 900,000