The British #SouthAfricaAct, passed #ThisDayInHistory in 1909, created the legal foundation for #apartheid by limiting the franchise & parliament to white men. #Liberal PM #HerbertAsquith backed it, as did #Tory leader #ArthurBalfour, who made #WhiteSupremacist arguments for it.
September 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The British #SouthAfricaAct, passed #ThisDayInHistory in 1909, created the legal foundation for #apartheid by limiting the franchise & parliament to white men. #Liberal PM #HerbertAsquith backed it, as did #Tory leader #ArthurBalfour, who made #WhiteSupremacist arguments for it.