HISTORY - #ThisWeekinHistory, the South African government passed The Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (going into effect as of July 8, 1949). The National Party gained power in South Africa in 1948,
Brown History - In apartheid South Africa, interracial marriages were forbidden. Under the law, marriage between white and any other ethnic group was a criminal offence. The police would hunt down interracial
![Blocking Racial Intermarriage Laws in 1935 and 1937: Seattle's First Civil Rights Coalition - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project Blocking Racial Intermarriage Laws in 1935 and 1937: Seattle's First Civil Rights Coalition - Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project](https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/images/cayton/revels%20VOA%202-15-35%20b.jpg)