What happened after the apartheid laws are enforced?

With the enactment of apartheid laws in 1948, racial discrimination was institutionalized. Race laws touched every aspect of social life, including a prohibition of marriage between non-whites and whites, and the sanctioning of ``white-only'' jobs. In 1950, the Population Registration Act required that all South Africans be racially classified into one of three categories: white, black or colored. The coloured category included major subgroups of Indians and Asians. Classification into these categories was based on appearance, social acceptance, and descent.