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Title: Man sitting on wall with his young son, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: A man sits on a low wall outside his home and pats the head of his young son who is eating an ice-cream, District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18537

Title: Injured man sits on ground, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Motorcars
Description: Building contractor Mr Frederic Jansen, 46, his burnt-out bakkie in the background, waits for an ambulance to arrive after the vehicle had been overturned and set alight in Klipfontein Road adjoining Crossroads yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:16239

Title: Two women defy apartheid laws and sit in a white persons only park, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid signage, Segregation, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: Two women defy Apartheid laws and sit in a white persons only park, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16128

Title: Monkey sits on top of a "Whites only" sign, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Segregation, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: Monkey sits on top of a "Whites only" sign, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16127

Title: People sitting on the ground listening to a man speak, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations, Civil unrest
Description: People sitting on the ground listening to a man speak, Cape Town.
Identifier: islandora:16227

Title: Family sitting outside their home, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: A family of seven sitting outside the front door of their home in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18512

Title: Dutch embassy sit-in, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Demonstrations
Description: Dutch embassy sit-in ... Protesters Mr Riefaat Hattas, left and Mr Seraaj Davids consult colleagues who waited outside the Royal Netherlands embassy during the eight-hour sit-in yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:17763

Title: Protesters sit on bench chained with manikin of a judge between them, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Demonstrations, Justice, Administration of
Description: Protesters sit on bench chained with manikin of a judge between them, Cape Town
Identifier: islandora:16371

Title: Man sits resting his head in his hand, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Segregation, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950
Description: Man seeks race change for love: A young white Cape Town man is to appeal to the Government to re-classify him as a Coloured person so he can marry his Coloured girlfriend. "If they won't reclassify me Coloured, I will leave the country of my birth so that I can live legally with the woman I love and have children by her," Mr Dirk Brits, a 32-year-old fitter, said yesterday.
Identifier: islandora:16132

Title: People sit and listen to a musical performance, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Politics, Performance
Description: Taking a musical break: Speakers at the launch listen to the songs. From the right are veteran anti-apartheid activist Mrs Helen Joseph, Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference, Dr F. Van Zyl Slabbert of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (Idasa), Mrs Angeline Biddie of the George Civic Association, Mrs Amy Thornton, chairman of the Cape Democrats, and Mr John Greene, the vice-chairman.
Identifier: islandora:15966

Title: Man sitting on the ground, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: A man sits on the floor against a wall in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18532

Title: Members of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC) sit and smile for the camera, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics, Travel
Description: Mr Tom Swartz, leader of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC), and members of the CRC Executive left Cape Town by air today for talks with Cabinet Ministers in Pretoria tomorrow. The executive will be joined in Johannesburg by another four CRC members who will make up the rest of the nine-member delegation. From left are Mr P.J. Pietersen (local government), Mr S.S. Cloete (rural areas), Mr Swartz, Mr W.J. Louw (welfare and pensions) and Mr W.J. Bergins (education).
Identifier: islandora:15993

Title: Men sit laughing and shouting at speaker, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), National Party (South Africa), Politics
Description: Part of the audience at last night's HNP (Herstigte Nasionale Party) meeting in the Parow Civic Centre laughing and shouting at the speakers.
Identifier: islandora:15979

Title: A bus so full, that people are sitting on the roof, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Civil unrest, Violence, Weapons, Law enforcement, Grief
Description: Part of the 20 000-strong crowd which went to the Gugulethu Stadium to pay their respects to the nine. Two people died in unrest after the funeral when police fired on mourners with birdshot, teargas and rubber bullets.
Identifier: islandora:16233

Title: Council members sit around a table having a meeting, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Apartheid, Politics
Description: Committee of the Coloured Representative Council (CRC) after registration of S. Leon.
Identifier: islandora:15982

Title: Albert Hertzog sits looking defeated, Cape Town
Subject: Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), National Party (South Africa), Politics
Description: Dr Albert Hertzog, former Cabinet Minister and rejected right-winger. In September 1969 his membership of the National Party was cancelled after the statements by him and some of his followers that only Calvinist Afrikaners could be trusted to rule South Africa. Soon after, he announced the formation of the Herstigte Nasionale Party.
Identifier: islandora:15977

Title: Children sitting around a table in a classroom doing art and craft activities, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
Subject: District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
Description: Children sit around a table and partake in arts and crafts activities in a classroom in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Identifier: islandora:18501

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