Black Land Act

The Black Land Act was a law in South Africa enacted in 1913 that restricted Black Africans from owning or renting land outside designated areas called "native territories." Its purpose was to reserve the best land for white ownership and control, effectively limiting Black farmers' access to land, and consolidating racial segregation in agriculture. This legislation helped entrench economic and social inequalities by marginalizing Black people from land ownership, ultimately shaping the racial landscape of South Africa’s land distribution for decades.