Item B2.2 - [Cwc2] District Six (210) (Eng/Afr)

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ZA UCT BC1223_B_B2_B2.2

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[Cwc2] District Six (210) (Eng/Afr)

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District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. Seventy-two interviews are prefaced with date of birth, religion and occupation. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children; Coon Carnival; crime; experiences of relocation; gangs; household arrangements; jazz; marriage; mixed marriages; music; nostalgia; recreation; religion; schooling; social and racial issues; work.

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