Sign entitled ‘For use by White Persons’ designating the use of amenities during apartheid, (undated) Wikimedia Commons
According to the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, signs in English and Afrikaans were put up for ‘Europeans Only’ and ‘Non-Europeans Only’ with the aim of reducing contact between whites and other races.
Transcript
FOR USE BY WHITE PERSONS
_________________________
These public premises and the amenities
thereof have been reserved for the
exclusive use of white persons.
By order Provincial Secretary
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VIR GEBRUIK DEUR BLANKES
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Hierdie openbare perseel en die geriewe
Daarvan is vir die uitsluitlike gebruik
Van Blankes Aangewys
Op Las Provinsiale Sekretaris
- How does this source link to the legislation outlined in Source 4a?
- What is the purpose of this sign?
- Where do you think it could have been displayed?
- How would the creation of separate facilities for different races increase division and inequality in South Africa?