The Native Land Act of 1913 was a law passed by the South African government that prohibited black people from owning land or property in areas designated for white ownership, and led to over 1 million black South Africans being forcibly removed from their homes. The goal of the act was to allocate most of the country's land to white farmers and miners, and relocate black South Africans to certain areas. This resulted in black South Africans losing their property and livelihoods, and being forced to work on white-owned farms and mines under poor conditions. The land act laid the foundation for apartheid policies that further stripped rights from black citizens and enforced racial segregation.