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Township of Mitchell's Plain

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Creator(s)
South African
Time period
creation date: developed, 1970s
Location
Site: Cape Town (South Africa)
Cultural context
South African
Description
Developed in the 1970s as a coloured area, to provide housing to those removed from their homes by the Group Areas Act. Many families from District Six relocated here when their community was razed.
general view, view from bus terminus at Town Centre to parking lot, 1986
Work type
Township
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Rights
(c) 1986 Mohgamat Phaldie Taliep
Access rights
All rights reserved
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