archiveREF R-0095525Revised
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Forced Removals Sophiatown
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- 1 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2013, April 19). Forced Removals Sophiatown. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0095525
South African History Online (2013) 'Forced Removals Sophiatown', South African History Online, 19 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0095525 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Forced Removals Sophiatown [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0095525, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Forced Removals Sophiatown." South African History Online, 19 Apr. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0095525. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Forced Removals Sophiatown." South African History Online. April 19, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ss/ref/R-0095525.
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