Sophiatown
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Sophiatown was a vibrant, historically significant multiracial suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its rich cultural and political life before its destruction under apartheid-era forced removals.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical neighborhood
ⓘ
suburb ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Drum magazine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African jazz ⓘ kwela music ⓘ marabi music ⓘ political meetings ⓘ shebeens ⓘ street gangs ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| culturalMovement | Drum magazine generation ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | apartheid government of South Africa ⓘ |
| demolishedFor | white-only housing development ⓘ |
| forcedRemovalsBegan | 1955 ⓘ |
| forcedRemovalsEnded | late 1950s ⓘ |
| governedBy | Group Areas Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Sophiatown Heritage and Cultural Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important site of South African cultural memory ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-apartheid resistance
ⓘ
forced removals ⓘ jazz music scene ⓘ literary culture ⓘ multiracial community ⓘ political activism ⓘ urban apartheid history ⓘ vibrant cultural life ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng
ⓘ
Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Johannesburg
Transvaal Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Can Themba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don Mattera NERFINISHED ⓘ Drum writers ⓘ Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ Trevor Huddleston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | City of Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakCulturalPeriod |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| populationBeforeRemovals |
Chinese
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Coloured ⓘ Indian ⓘ predominantly Black African ⓘ some white residents ⓘ |
| racialPolicyContext | apartheid ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Triomf
NERFINISHED
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Triomf in the 1960s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Triomf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residentsRelocatedTo |
Meadowlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soweto NERFINISHED ⓘ other townships around Johannesburg ⓘ |
| restoredName | Sophiatown in the 2000s ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
novel "Triomf" by Marlene van Niekerk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
numerous South African songs ⓘ play "Sophiatown" by Junction Avenue Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century to mid-20th century ⓘ |
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