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District Six Museum

http://www.districtsix.co.za/

Publisher:  Webfactory
Resource Type:  Organization

District Six is the most famous example of forced relocation carried out by the apartheid government under the Group Areas Act. District Six was named the Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town in 1867. Originally established as a mixed community of freed slaves, merchants, artisans, laborers and immigrants, District Six was a vibrant center with close links to the city and the port. In 1966, it was declared a white area under the Group Areas Act of 1950, and by 1982, 60 000 people were forcibly removed to barren outlying areas aptly known as the Cape Flats, and their houses in District Six were flattened by bulldozers. The District Six Museum, established in December 1994, works with the memories of these experiences and with the history of forced removals more generally. The museum and website serves as a place of remembrance to all who lost so much during those years of state oppression. South Africa

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