Blackspot removals in Natal

This material is held atRoyal Commonwealth Society Library

Scope and Content

Papers and a few photographs and negatives concerning the impact of the Blackspot Removal Campaign in the province of Natal. Most of the papers are written in English, but there are a few items in Afrikaans and Xhosa.

Administrative / Biographical History

During the Blackspot Removal Campaign the National Party Government in South Africa passed legislation that forced black communities living on freeholdings in white rural areas to leave and resettle on infertile land and in townships. The campaign was its height during the period covered by the material in this collection.

Access Information

Those wishing to consult the RCMS 218 must sign the written list of readers that accompanies the collection.

Acquisition Information

Deposited by S.T.W. Hayes, St Chad's College, Durham.

Note

Includes index.

Other Finding Aids

MSS 58

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

Additional Information

This collection level description was created by RAS.

Liberal Party of South Africa; Northern Natal African Landowners' Association