Broken Palaces

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David Bam said it perfectly, they lived in the “broken palaces” of District Six. When everyone was packing up their belongings, loading them onto trucks and arriving at locations alien to them, the Bam family stayed behind, defying The Group. As demolitions were taking place, they moved from one “broken palace” to the next, witnesses to the destruction of their beloved District Six.

In this podcast, we listen to David and Mabel Bam as they remember the last days of District Six.

Guests: Mabel Bam & David Bam (siblings)
Featuring: Ayanda Mpono
Story, narration, editing & sound design: Lisa Hendricks

Photo credit: Fakier Jessa Collection, District Six Museum

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Find the podcasts here https://www.youtube.com/@districtsixmuseum1867 and https://iono.fm/c/7917.

The oral history programme is funded by the Mellon Foundation.

22 Nov English South Africa History · Documentary

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