District Six Museum, Cape Town: A Commemoration Ground, Cape Town, South Africa
鈥淲e were told that we didn鈥檛 qualify to live there anymore because of the colour of our skin.鈥澛犫�� Joe Schaffers, ex-resident of District Six. Removed in 1967 at the age of 28.
鈥淓very day to work I would pass by my house, out of which my wife, kids and me had been forcefully removed. Every day I would stop and look at it, seeing the bulldozers getting closer. Until one day our house was gone, just a vacant plot remained, on which I stood with an empty heart.鈥澛犫�� Noor Ebrahim, ex-resident of District Six, Cape Town. Removed in 1970 at the age of 26.
鈥淢any streets from which people were removed and houses demolished are still empty today. The goal was to divide people and break us.鈥� 鈥撀燫uth Jeftha, ex-resident of District Six.
Today Joe, Noor and Ruth are here, at the District Six museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Housed in a former church and the only original building of the District Six that is still standing, more than a museum, it is a commemoration place where former residents reaffirm their identity by sharing their life stories with visitors, celebrate their heritage, confront the complexity of history, and try to come to terms with their forced removals. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
鈥淓very day to work I would pass by my house, out of which my wife, kids and me had been forcefully removed. Every day I would stop and look at it, seeing the bulldozers getting closer. Until one day our house was gone, just a vacant plot remained, on which I stood with an empty heart.鈥澛犫�� Noor Ebrahim, ex-resident of District Six, Cape Town. Removed in 1970 at the age of 26.
鈥淢any streets from which people were removed and houses demolished are still empty today. The goal was to divide people and break us.鈥� 鈥撀燫uth Jeftha, ex-resident of District Six.
Today Joe, Noor and Ruth are here, at the District Six museum in Cape Town, South Africa. Housed in a former church and the only original building of the District Six that is still standing, more than a museum, it is a commemoration place where former residents reaffirm their identity by sharing their life stories with visitors, celebrate their heritage, confront the complexity of history, and try to come to terms with their forced removals. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Author: Marcella Van Alphen
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