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Oxton and Zweledinga, Cape Province - Forced Removals Collection (1980)

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Title: Oxton and Zweledinga, Cape Province - Forced Removals Collection (1980)
Alternative Title: Priscilla Hall Collection
Creator: Hall, Priscilla
Description: This collection comprises a series of twenty photographs documenting houses (both newly constructed and older dwellings) and the surrounding landscape in the Oxton and Zweledinga resettlement areas during 1980. The photographs record physical environments shaped by apartheid-era forced removals and resettlement policies in the Eastern Cape.

The communities depicted in these images largely consist of residents who voluntarily left the Glen Grey and Herschel districts in 1976 in an effort to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland. Despite this relocation, the settlements of Oxton and Zweledinga were later incorporated into the Ciskei homeland. The photographs provide visual evidence of the material conditions, settlement patterns, and lived landscapes associated with displacement, resettlement, and homeland administration during the late apartheid period.

As a visual record, the collection contributes to the documentation of population movement, land tenure changes, and the social consequences of apartheid spatial planning in South Africa.
Date Issued: 1980-
Language: English
Provenance: The collection was donated to the Cory Library for Humanities Research by Priscilla Hall
Type: Collection; Still Image
Genre: Photographs
Subject: Forced removals — South Africa — Photographs; Resettlement — South Africa — Eastern Cape — Photographs; Apartheid — South Africa — Social conditions; Homelands (South Africa) — History; Ciskei (South Africa) — History; Transkei (South Africa) — History; Rural settlements — South Africa — Photographs; Housing — South Africa — History — 20th century
Temporal Coverage: 1980
Format: image/jpeg
Medium: Photographic prints
Extent: 20 photographs
Spatial Coverage: Oxton (Eastern Cape, South Africa); Zweledinga (Eastern Cape, South Africa); Glen Grey (Eastern Cape, South Africa); Herschel (Eastern Cape, South Africa)

Hierarchies: Apartheid, the Struggle and the People
Anti-Apartheid Movement and Acts of Defiance (7 items)
Apartheid - Legal Frameworks (2 items)
Forced Removals and Evictions (104 items)
Klipfontein & Glenmore, Cape Province - Forced Removals Collection (1979) (84 items)
Oxton and Zweledinga, Cape Province - Forced Removals Collection (1980) (20 items)
The People versus the State (12 items)

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A pile of timber rods near some hill
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Big hill with houses in front a gravel road and fencing
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Fence with sign (Oxton-manor)
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Four rural houses near fence and the start of a hill with rocks
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Gravel road with fence surrounding grass-trees and a hill
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
House in rural area, with power lines and mountains in the distance
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Houses in rural area with hills in the background
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead.These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Houses in rural area with three kids outside one of the houses
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Metal house with roof held down by rocks and have built brick house in the background
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead.These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Rural area in valley with hills and fence surrounding it
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Rural area with houses a taxi and mountains in the background
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead.These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Rural houses surrounded by fence with hills in the background
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead.These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Rural houses with rocks on top and water tanks on the side
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead.These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Tank surrounded by fence, and four people standing next to the fence
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead.These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Tree in the center and on rural house on either side of the tree
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead.These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Two houses in rural area, with sheep in front and valleys in the background
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
Two RDP houses with a car, and fence surrounding it
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
White rural house on left side, with a hill at the back and rocks all over
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
White rural house with rocks on top
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead. These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.
White rural houses surrounded by fence and hills
A series of twenty photographs showing scenes of houses (new and old) and landscape of the Oxton and Zweledinga areas of resettlement under the forced removals policy, 1980. Most of the community settled here had voluntarily left Glen Grey and Herschel in 1976, to avoid incorporation into the Transkei homeland, only to be incorporated, at a later date, into Ciskei instead.These photographs were taken by Priscilla Hall.