Statement regarding the abolishing of an Act that displaced approximately 630 000 people and reserved over 84% of the country's land for white people should be heralded as a major event.
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The abolishing of the Group Areas Act: A political milestone
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South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The abolishing of the Group Areas Act: A political milestone . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120162
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