Sophiatown

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:suburb
gptkbp:culturalSignificance center of black urban culture
hub for writers, musicians, and artists
gptkbp:destroyedBy 1955
gptkbp:founded 1904
gptkbp:historicalEvent demolition in 1955
forced removals under Group Areas Act
renaming to Triomf
restoration of original name
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sophiatown
gptkbp:knownFor cultural diversity
jazz music
anti-apartheid activism
forced removals
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Gauteng
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sophia_Gray
gptkbp:notableResident gptkb:Hugh_Masekela
gptkb:Miriam_Makeba
gptkb:Can_Themba
Nat Nakasa
Don Mattera
Drum magazine journalists
Father Trevor Huddleston
gptkbp:postalCode 2092
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Triomf
gptkbp:restored 2006
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:SAST
gptkbp:utcOffset +2
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Market_Theatre,_Johannesburg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6