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Pass

Explanation
a pass book or a dompas that every black person over the age of 16 was required to carry, indicating whether they had the right to be in any given area, and for how long.

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Was shot and seriously injured by members of the SAP in Langa, Cape Town, on 21 March 1960. Police opened fire on a large crowd who had gathered to protest against the Pass Laws, killing three people and injuring many more.
An ANC member who was detained and beaten by members of the SAP in Zola, Soweto, Johannesburg, on 1 January 1960 because he burnt his Pass book. He was sentenced to three years in prison which was suspended.
... massacre on 21 March 1960 in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Tvl. Police opened fire on an unarmed crowd holding a peaceful protest against the pass laws, killing 69 people and injuring several others. ...
Was stabbed to death after being raped by named perpetrators in Bethlehem, OFS, on 11 January 1986. The perpetrators reportedly stated that they had attacked Ms Mokoena because she was not carrying her Pass.
Was shot by members of the SAP during the Sharpeville massacre in Sharpeville, Vereeniging, Tvl, on 21 March 1960. Police opened fire on an unarmed crowd people holding a peaceful protest against the Pass Laws, killing 69 people and injuring several others.
Was shot and severely injured by members of the SAP in Langa, Cape Town, on 21 March 1960, when police opened fire on a crowd of anti-Pass Law protesters. Three people were killed and many injured in the incident.
An ANC supporter who was arrested with eighty other protesters in Worcester, Cape, in April 1960, for their involvement in the anti-Pass Law campaign. Mr Chilidiza was severely beaten while in custody in Worcester prison.
Was shot in the wrist and chest by a named member of the SAP on 11 October 1978 in Siyathemba, Balfour, Transvaal, because he could not produce his Pass. On 7 July 1990, Mr Mnisi was shot and injured by a named councillor during a protest about sanitation when township residents emptied buckets ...
Was shot and injured by SADF members at Merebank hostel in Durban in 1960. The SADF had been called in to suppress a planned strike against the Pass Laws and for higher wages.
Was tortured and mutilated by named perpetrators on 17 July 1971 in Modderbee prison, Johannesburg, on a Pass offence.
Was arrested and beaten by police in 1960 in Paarl, Cape, in connection with the anti-Pass Law campaign. He was again arrested, severely beaten and tortured after participating in the Poqo march to storm the police station in Paarl, on 21 November 1962. He was then sentenced in 1963 to 12 years` ...
An ANC member who was arrested in 1963 for mobilising people against the Pass Laws and sentenced to eight years` imprisonment. In February 1986, Ms Mkhwanazi was detained by named police members in Piet Retief, Transvaal. She was burnt with a cigarette, assaulted, suffocated and beaten on her knee ...
A PAC supporter who was detained in Cape Town, in 1960, for his part in the anti-Pass Law campaign. He was again detained in 1963 for his political activities and served a prison sentence on Robben Island.
An ANC supporter who was arrested in Worcester, Cape, in April 1960, after a night of intensive demonstrations against the Pass Laws. He was severely beaten while in detention for three months.
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