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Title: Language transcriptions and translations of ǂKhomani San Brody Archive, The three sisters revisited, Upington
Subject: Rooi, Katriena |Una Kassie, Koper, |Abaka Vytjie, Bot, Griet, N|uu language, Khomani language, Khomani (African people)--History, Eviction--South Africa--Northern Cape, ,
Description: Katriena |Una Kassie Rooi, |Abaka Vytjie Koper, and Griet Bot in conversation with Nigel Crawhall discussing their history.
Identifier: islandora:31465

Title: Oral history interview with Reginald Moyake [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
Description: This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin8.09a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:46 min. ; interview 9 of 17
Identifier: islandora:29654

Title: Police arrest student during protest, Durban, 1985
Subject: Arrest (Police methods), Police brutality, Student protesters, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: Police, carrying sjamboks (traditionally, rhinocerous hide whips, but often made of flexible plastic), arrest a student after breaking up protests that followed the assassination of United Democratic Front (UDF) leader and human rights lawyer, Victoria Mxenge, in Durban.
Identifier: islandora:860

Title: Oral history interview with Mrs McGaili [ Part 3 of 3]
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
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., Cwc2.123a.mp3: Part 3 of 3 ; 29:30 min. ; interview 123 of 208
Identifier: islandora:19376

Title: Community Arts Project visual arts students
Subject: Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Community arts projects--South Africa--Cape Town--History, Art--Study and teaching--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Community Arts Project visual arts students. Back: Xolani Badli, Boyce Magandela, Thulani Shuku, Ndikhumbule Ngqinambi, Dathini Mzayiya, Sandi Basi, Sandile Gugu. Front: Meshack 'Shakes' Tembani, Lonwabo Kilani, Trish Lovemore, Thembinkosi Kohli, Manfred Mueller Preuss (Austrian artist), Luyanda Theophilus Cwane.
Identifier: islandora:29012

Title: Silwood coach house, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), Travel, Transport, History
Description: Silwood coach house, and Mrs Lesley Fanil.
Identifier: islandora:16605

Title: Boy drawing in a doorway, 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 young boy kneels and draws on a piece of scrap paper in the doorway of his 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:18515

Title: Oral history interview with David Rive [ Part 3 of 4]
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, Rive, David
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., Cwc2.141b.mp3: Part 3 of 4 ; 29:12 min. ; interview 141 of 208
Identifier: islandora:24527

Title: Transvaal Arch, 1910, Cape Town
Subject: Western Cape (South Africa), Cape Town (South Africa), circa 1910, Monuments, Colonialism, History
Description: South African union, Cape Town, 1910, Transvaal Arch
Identifier: islandora:14908

Title: Oral history interview with Shirley de Kok, May 1997 [Part 1]
Subject: Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Community arts projects--South Africa--Cape Town--History
Description: Interview with Shirley de Kok, full-time child arts educator at the Community Arts Project (1980s). The interview was conducted by Heidi Bolton and commissioned by Mario Pissarra for Community Arts Project 'Histories of CAP' project.
Identifier: islandora:31372

Title: Tram in Camps Bay, Cape Town
Subject: Camps Bay (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Transport, Tramways, Recreation, History, Urban development
Description: This photograph is a very clear view of a tram operating in Camps Bay streets. It depicts busy streets with crowds waiting to 'catch a ride' on the tram.
Identifier: islandora:16951

Title: Oral history interview with Dinilesizwe Sobukwe, Robert Sobukwe's son
Subject: Oral history, Sobukwe, Robert Mangaliso, Political activists--South Africa--Biography, Pan Africanist Congress--History, South Africa--Politics and government--1961-1978, Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa--History, Government, Resistance to--South Africa,
Description: The interviews in this collection focus on the life history of Robert Sobukwe, teacher, lecturer, lawyer, secretary of the African National Congress (ANC) Branch in Standerton and first president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). Interviewees include Achmat Cassiem (activist and Robben Island prisoner), Benjamin Pogrund (author of his autobiography), Charmaine van Tonder (Robert Sobukwe's neighbour) and Dinilesizwe Sobukwe (Robert Sobukwe's son). Themes include: the controversy regarding his burial; the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC); reflections on his funeral; his life on Robben Island; Sobukwe as a father; the Sharpeville Massacre and his work at the University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) . This sub-collection originated as research for the Albert Luthuli Young Historians award 2010., Pin13.04.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 20:15 min. ; interview 4 of 5
Identifier: islandora:19442

Title: Oral history interview with Tamsanqa Percival Ngoma [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
Description: This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin7.09a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:46 min. ; interview 9 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22553

Title: Defending ANC flag, Langa township, 1987
Subject: Funeral service, Police, Youth--Political activity, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: The Muslim leader, Moulana Faried Essack, tries to stop police from removing an African National Congress (ANC) flag draped over the coffin of slain ANC member, Ashley Kriel, in Langa township, Cape Town, July 1987. Symbols of the ANC, though illegal, were visible at funerals, an insistent reminder of the political meaning of the deaths.
Identifier: islandora:904

Title: Oral history interview with Mrs Jamie Kariem [ Part 3 of 6]
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, Kariem, Jamie
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., Cwc2.106a.mp3: Part 3 of 6 ; 29:27 min. ; interview 106 of 208
Identifier: islandora:18968

Title: Mother holding bloodstained shirt, Tembisa township, Transvaal, 1985
Subject: Police shootings, Political violence, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description: A mother holds up the bloodstained shirt of her son, shot in the back by police. According to government statistics, 381 people were killed in "unrest" incidents between September 1984 and April 1985. The government's own statistics acknowledged that three quarters of these victims died as a direct result of police action.
Identifier: islandora:874

Title: Oral history interview with Mr D.K. Alderman [Part 2 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--South Africa--Interviews, World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, South African
Description: This sub-collection centres on the diverse war experiences of the interviewees, mainly in in North Africa, Italy and South Africa. It contains information about prisoner of war experiences in Italy and Germany and repatriation through the Port of Odessa in 1945. Themes include: 1948 elections in South Africa, desert warfare at El Alamain, entry into the armed forces, family background, war experiences in Mogadishu and Normandy, post-war politics in South Africa, the psychological effects of war, schooling; war and women's employment in the armed forces., Pin5.01b.mp3: Part 2 of 2 ; 32:04 min. ; interview 1 of 19
Identifier: islandora:24988

Title: Oral history interview with Elizabeth van Niekerk [Part 1 of 4]
Subject: Oral history, Harfield Village (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Van Niekerk, Elizabeth, ,
Description: Karen Daniels interviews Elizabeth van Niekerk, an ex-resident of Harfield Village, Cape Town. These interviews provide a very rich source or oral history regarding social life in Harfield Village and Claremont, as well as forced removals and their after-effects. Harfield Village, before the Group Areas Act, was a small mixed area of African, coloured and white inhabitants and was also known as "die vlak" by the locals. The themes included in the interviews are: inter-racial mixing and romanticisation of racial harmony, community and family relationships, religion - both Christian (Anglican, Methodist, Dutch Reformed) and Muslim (Harvey Road, Stegman Road and Main Road Mosques) - and schooling, leisure activities such as the Coon Carnival, music and jazz, shebeens and drinking. Class issues are discussed with reference to crime, gangs, "skollies", home ownership, rentals, incomes and employment. The physical, emotional and economic hardships endured by Harfield residents during and after the forced removals and the Group Areas Act are also discussed. Each interview in this collection contains a useful summary of the interview dynamics and the date of the interview., Forced removals, Cwc6.35a.mp3: Part 1 of 4 ; 30:35 min; interview 35 of 39
Identifier: islandora:24678

Title: Oral history interview with Veronica Daniels [Part 2 of 5]
Subject: Oral history, Harfield Village (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Daniels, Veronica, ,
Description: Karen Daniels interviews Veronica Daniels, an ex-resident of Harfield Village, Cape Town. These interviews provide a very rich source or oral history regarding social life in Harfield Village and Claremont, as well as forced removals and their after-effects. Harfield Village, before the Group Areas Act, was a small mixed area of African, coloured and white inhabitants and was also known as "die vlak" by the locals. The themes included in the interviews are: inter-racial mixing and romanticisation of racial harmony, community and family relationships, religion - both Christian (Anglican, Methodist, Dutch Reformed) and Muslim (Harvey Road, Stegman Road and Main Road Mosques) - and schooling, leisure activities such as the Coon Carnival, music and jazz, shebeens and drinking. Class issues are discussed with reference to crime, gangs, "skollies", home ownership, rentals, incomes and employment. The physical, emotional and economic hardships endured by Harfield residents during and after the forced removals and the Group Areas Act are also discussed. Each interview in this collection contains a useful summary of the interview dynamics and the date of the interview., Forced removals, Cwc6.10b.mp3: Part 2 of 5 ; 30:29 min; interview 10 of 39
Identifier: islandora:24743

Title: French Africa: north, west and equatorial
Subject: France--Colonies--Africa--History--20th Century, France--Colonies--Africa--Maps, France--Colonies--Africa--Description and travel--Maps,
Description: Map of French Africa, showing countries in north, west, and equatorial regions, French-speaking countries adhering to General De Gaulle, countries under British, Italian, and Spanish rule, boundaries of former German Colonies, roads, railways, and air routes. Also shows minerals in French Africa. Coloured. Scale 384 Miles = 1 Inch.
Identifier: islandora:29994

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