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Pass

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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 arrested and severely beaten in 1960 for burning pass books during the anti-pass law campaign in Worcester, Cape. He was held for three months at a prison in Paarl, Cape.
An ANC supporter who was severely beaten by members of the SAP at Worcester, Cape, in April 1960, for his participation in the burning of Pass books during the countrywide anti-Pass Law campaign.
An ANC supporter who was arrested and severely assaulted while in custody by members of the SAP in Worcester, Cape, in 1960, during the anti-pass law campaign. He had been involved in a march where passes were burnt.
An ANC supporter who was severely beaten by members of the SAP during the anti-pass law campaign in Langa, Cape Town, on 30 March 1960.
... roadblock near Elliot on 11 August 1981. Two others were also killed in the shoot-out. Two escaped but were cornered and died fighting at Barkly Pass two days later. The bodies were secretly buried on a farm, Lushof, in the magisterial district of Rouxville, near Aliwal North, Cape, and ...
Was arrested in 1969 by Rosebank police under Pass Laws at Killarney, Johannesburg, and transferred to Modderbee prison, Benoni. He has not been seen since.
Was shot and injured by members of the SAP in Langa, Cape Town, on 21 March 1960, while she was walking near an anti-pass demonstration.
Was shot dead in a vehicle by a naval guard at a roadblock in Nyanga, Cape Town, on 1 April 1960. Boyi`s family was trying to take him to hospital during the curfew imposed after the Pass Law protests.
An ANC member who was tortured by a named member of the Security Branch in Koppies, Orange Free State (OFS), for his participation in the 1960 anti-pass law campaign. Mr Khoali was regularly detained and subjected to ill-treatment.
Was tortured in detention by a warder in Pretoria Central prison in March 1960 following a protest against the carrying of Pass books.
Was shot and beaten by SAP members on 21 March 1960 when police used teargas, batons and bullets to break up an anti-pass demonstration in Langa, Cape Town.
arrested in Vereeniging, Transvaal, on 21 March 1960 because he was regarded as one of the instigators of the Sharpeville mass demonstration against pass laws, and held in detention until 1963. The demonstration led to the Sharpeville massacre. Upon his release, Mr Kasa was banned from the Vaal ...
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 supporter who was beaten with batons by SAP members during the anti-pass law campaign in Langa, Cape Town, on 21 March 1960. Mr Komsasi was then detained for several months.
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.
... 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.
He disappeared in 1977 in Johannesburg, after his arrest for not having a pass book. Mr Mthimbkhulu has not been seen since.
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