... the blacks wanted freedom, equality and democracy. In 1944 the A.N.C led a series of demonstrations against passed laws. In 1946 the black mine workers went on strike for higher wages and the right to have trade unions. The mine owners were supported by the government and broke up the strike using force. Six died and more than 400 injured. The government wanted to make sure the country was in segregation, so it pass a law called the 1950 "Group Areas Act". The "Group Areas Act" divided South Africa into separate areas for different races. Only one race would be allowed to live in one area and non-whites were banned from towns and cities. People who lived in wrong areas were forced to move. Most of the areas were reserved for whites. The "Group Areas Act" never real work, the task was to big. Because this didn't work another law was ...

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