District Six, Cape Town, South Africa

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former inner-city residential area
gptkbp:declaredWhiteArea 1966
gptkbp:demolished 1970s
gptkbp:evictionsBegan 1966
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of apartheid forced removals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:District_Six_Museum
forced removals during apartheid
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Cape_Town
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:museumLocatedIn gptkb:District_Six_Museum
gptkbp:notableEvent Group Areas Act enforcement
gptkbp:populationEvicted over 60,000 residents
gptkbp:postApartheidEfforts land restitution and redevelopment
gptkbp:preApartheidPopulation diverse, including freed slaves, merchants, artisans, laborers, immigrants
gptkbp:status partially redeveloped
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lionel_Davis
gptkb:Ebrahim_Rasool
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7