![Africa4Palestine on Twitter: "On this day in 1949, the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act that prohibited marriage/sexual relationship between White people and people of other race groups in South Africa is passed. Africa4Palestine on Twitter: "On this day in 1949, the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act that prohibited marriage/sexual relationship between White people and people of other race groups in South Africa is passed.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DhbJ5dOW0AE2qkg.jpg)
Africa4Palestine on Twitter: "On this day in 1949, the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act that prohibited marriage/sexual relationship between White people and people of other race groups in South Africa is passed.
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The existing ban on marriages between White and Black people (Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) is extended to White and Coloured people | South African History Online
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Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act 1949 - Responsibility of the International Community to Fight for South African Rights Against the Apartheid Regime
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