Native Urban Areas Act of 1923

The Native Urban Areas Act of 1923 was a South African law that aimed to control and segregate the urban areas where Black South Africans could live and work. It established separate urban zones based on racial classifications, restricting Black people’s access to certain areas and limiting their ability to stay or own property in designated "white" urban neighborhoods. The Act reinforced racial segregation and aimed to restrict Black urbanization, ultimately supporting the broader system of racial discrimination and apartheid policies by controlling where Black people could live and work within cities.