Cory Library and Historical Archives

Mrs Noliti Boko in Klipfontein, March 1978

Item

“Mrs Noliti Boko in Klipfontein, March 1978”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/11245

Title

Mrs Noliti Boko in Klipfontein, March 1978

Description

A series of photographs showing views of forced removal of communities from Klipfontein farm, near Kenton-on-sea, and other areas, to Glenmore in 1979. These photographs were accumulated by Ben Maclennan when he worked as a journalist for Eastern Province Herald, covering the move, and when he wrote the book "Glenmore : the story of a forced removal. This photograph shows Mrs Noliti Boko standing infront of a shack with her belongings lying outside, waiting to be taken to Glenomore. Photograph reprinted by Colin Urquhart, September 1983

Subject

Forced migration -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Photographs

Forced migration -- South Africa -- Glenmore -- Photographs

Forced migration -- South Africa -- Klipfontein -- Photographs

Blacks -- South Africa -- Relocation -- Photographs

Apartheid -- South Africa -- Photographs

Glenmore (South Africa) -- Race relations -- Photographs

Squatters -- South Africa -- Glenmore -- Photographs

Type

Image

Format

jpg

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/16785

Location - Physical Location

Original held at Cory Library for Humanities Research, situated at Rhodes University.

Rights Holder

Eastern Province Herald

Provenance

Klipfontein - Glenmore Forced Removal Collection

Location - Copy -- Shelf Locator

PIC/M 4801-5

useGuidelines

Copryright. Image made available for research and educational purposes only.

Item sets

Klipfontein & Glenmore, Cape Province - Forced Removals Collection (1979)

Media

vital_22184+SOURCE1+SOURCE1.0.jpeg

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)

“Mrs Noliti Boko in Klipfontein, March 1978”, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/11245