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Leaving Sophiatown

Two thousand armed police oversee the eviction of the black inhabitants of Sophiatown, a suburb of Johannesburg, 9th February 1955. Two thousand armed police arrived in Sophiatown before dawn and three days earlier than had been announced, to ensure that families were evicted and transported to new locations according to their designated race. In 1955, the Group Areas Act allowed the government to allocate specific living areas to people of specific races, and the people of Sophiatown were moved to nearby Meadowlands. (Photo by Jurgen Schadeberg/Getty Images)
Two thousand armed police oversee the eviction of the black inhabitants of Sophiatown, a suburb of Johannesburg, 9th February 1955. Two thousand armed police arrived in Sophiatown before dawn and three days earlier than had been announced, to ensure that families were evicted and transported to new locations according to their designated race. In 1955, the Group Areas Act allowed the government to allocate specific living areas to people of specific races, and the people of Sophiatown were moved to nearby Meadowlands. (Photo by Jurgen Schadeberg/Getty Images)
Leaving Sophiatown
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Credit:
Jurgen Schadeberg / Contributor
Editorial #:
77170128
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Premium Archive
Date created:
February 09, 1955
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Object name:
Huty1617224
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4360 x 4347 px (14.53 x 14.49 in) - 300 dpi - 10 MB