Maduna Road is one of the road in Langa, Uitenhage, where the Langa massacre took place in 1985. The Langa massacre took place on the 25th anniversary of the Sharpville massacre of 1960. The police fired on a group of mourners on their way to a banned funeral, killing 20 people. There was an international … Continue reading Red Location Museum – Maduna Road
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The Red Locations Lodge ladies
The Red Location (Backpacker) Lodge in New Brighton has a special story to it. I don't know all the details so I will give you the short version of it. The building that the Lodge is situated in used to be a beer hall back in the days. Beer halls led to many men drinking … Continue reading The Red Locations Lodge ladies
Olof Palme Road
Swedish visitors to the Red Location Museum in New Brighton always stand in amazement at the fact that the street in front of the museum is called Olof Palme Road. Olof Palme was the Prime Minister of Sweden until his assassination on 28 February 1986 and a big supporter of the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. … Continue reading Olof Palme Road
Langa massacre photographic essay
The last in this short series on the Red Location Museum in New Brighton covers "You are my witness", a photo essay dedicated to the mothers, fathers, women, men and children of the Langa massacre, who sacrificed their lives for the liberation struggle of South Africa. The massacre took place on 21 March 1985 in Langa … Continue reading Langa massacre photographic essay
Memory boxes
Today's post is the second of three posts about the Red Location Museum in New Brighton. One of the main concepts of the museum are the Memory Boxes. These boxes were inspired by the boxes that migrant workers used to accommodate their prized possessions when separated from their families. The Museum has twelve 6 meter by 6 meter … Continue reading Memory boxes
Hall of Columns
The Red Location Museum in New Brighton was the first museum to be purpose built in a township in South Africa and remembers the struggle era, especially in Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage. Although there is much room for improvement the museum has a number of very good exhibits. As you enter through the main entrance … Continue reading Hall of Columns
Red Location Museum
The Red Location Museum in New Brighton was the first purpose built museum in a township in South Africa and is a tribute to the liberation struggle, specially in the Port Elizabeth townships. There are lots of new developments in the Red Location Museum Precinct which included the opening of the new Red Location Backpackers. I … Continue reading Red Location Museum
Mandela manuscrips
On display in the Red Location Museum are manuscripts from Nelson Mandela's diary from the years he spent on Robben Island. These manuscripts are in his own hand writing and is one of the museums most prized exhibits.
Mill Park
Since we recently welcomed anon and arnieo to this blog, both of whom coincidentally live in Houston Texas and used to live in the PE suburb of Mill Park, we thought we'd show a couple of views of this attractive suburb.Mill Park has an interesting history. According the the fascinating "Port Elizabeth in Bygone Days, … Continue reading Mill Park
such a shame
We have taken you to the fascinating Red Location Museum before. It documents the movement against apartheid, and the red location was one of the significant places in the evolution of the ANC and the struggle for democracy in South Africa. We have written in more detail about this fascinating place on our personal blogs, … Continue reading such a shame
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