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The Population Registration Bill, read for the first time in Cape Town, recognises three race classifications: Whites, Coloured
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South African History Online. (2012, February 17). The Population Registration Bill, read for the first time in Cape Town, recognises three race classifications: Whites, Coloured. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074244
South African History Online (2012) 'The Population Registration Bill, read for the first time in Cape Town, recognises three race classifications: Whites, Coloured', South African History Online, 17 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074244 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, The Population Registration Bill, read for the first time in Cape Town, recognises three race classifications: Whites, Coloured [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074244, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"The Population Registration Bill, read for the first time in Cape Town, recognises three race classifications: Whites, Coloured." South African History Online, 17 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074244. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Population Registration Bill, read for the first time in Cape Town, recognises three race classifications: Whites, Coloured." South African History Online. February 17, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074244.
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