District Six
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District Six is a former inner-city residential area of Cape Town, South Africa, best known for the forced removal of its largely non-white community under apartheid and its enduring legacy as a symbol of displacement and social injustice.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| District Six area | 1 |
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartheid-era forced removal site
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former inner-city residential area ⓘ neighbourhood ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Distrik Ses
NERFINISHED
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Distrik Six NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Alex La Guma
NERFINISHED
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David Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Rive NERFINISHED ⓘ Taliep Petersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zainunnisa Gool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork |
Buckingham Palace, District Six
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District Six (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ District Six (short stories by Richard Rive) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| dateDeclaredGroupArea | 1966 ⓘ |
| declaredWhiteGroupAreaUnder | Group Areas Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | 1867 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Black Africans
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Cape Malay community NERFINISHED ⓘ Coloured South Africans NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian South Africans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | mass forced removals of residents ⓘ |
| forcedRemovalsBegan | late 1960s ⓘ |
| forcedRemovalsContinuedUntil | 1980s ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityAtTime | Cape Town City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityDuringApartheid | National Party government of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLawPostApartheid | Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
important cultural heritage site in South Africa
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site of memory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
forced removals under apartheid
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jazz and music scene ⓘ multi-religious community ⓘ symbol of displacement ⓘ symbol of social injustice ⓘ vibrant cultural life before removals ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternateName | Afrikaans ⓘ |
| legalProcess | land restitution claims after 1994 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
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Western Cape ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cape Flats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
District Six Memorial
NERFINISHED
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District Six Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumLocation | former Methodist Mission Church in Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleRemoved | over 60000 ⓘ |
| partOf | City of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
reference point in debates on urban justice in South Africa
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symbol of resistance to apartheid policies ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
predominantly non-white residents
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racially mixed community ⓘ working-class community ⓘ |
| postRemovalCondition |
largely demolished
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left largely undeveloped for decades ⓘ |
| redevelopmentStatus | ongoing restitution-based redevelopment ⓘ |
| religions |
Christianity
NERFINISHED
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Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Bonteheuwel
NERFINISHED
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Cape Flats townships NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanover Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Manenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitchells Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
District Six Museum exhibitions
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documentary films ⓘ novels ⓘ photographic archives ⓘ plays ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
apartheid-era dispossession
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forced removals in South Africa ⓘ struggle for land restitution ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
District Six area