HIST 382 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Can Themba
13 Mar 2019
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Can themba was born in marabastad township and his life was associated with sophiatown and drum magazine. Sophiatown grew a lot during the 1930s and 1940s with more than 30,000 residents by the end of wwii. Exempted from the urban areas act of 1923 and a place where africans could own property, sophiatown became a mixed community with indian shop owners, a smattering of poor white residents, and a vibrant. There was an artistic revolution in the townships at the end of wwii. The polly street art center helped nurture black visual artists. There was already a rich musical culture across the country - lots of jazz especially. Him and bob gosani went to an illegal bar on morris. A little brick wall and it had a garden as well. The sitting room was cluttered with furniture. When they arrived, the little place was not there anymore. The children of the early sophiatonians (some of them) were still around.
