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Oral history interview with Gadija Williams
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Oral history interview with Gadija Williams [ Part 3 of 4]
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Title
Oral history interview with Gadija Williams [ Part 3 of 4]
Creator
Fakier, Sadia (interviewer)
Subject
Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Williams, Gadija
Description
District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is 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. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.190a.mp3: Part 3 of 4 ; 29:22 min. ; interview 190 of 208
Publisher
Centre for Popular Memory (University of Cape Town)(www.popularmemory.org.za)
Contributor
Williams, Gadija (inteviewee) (contributor)
Date
Type
Sound, interviews
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Identifier
islandora:24558
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Language
afr
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Centre for Popular Memory, University of Cape Town. Creative Commons Licence - Attribution, Noncommercial, No Derivative Works
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