Photo by Yael Even-Or.
5 July 2013
Reversing the Legacy of the 1913 Natives Land Act Exhibition, which ran from June 20 until June 29, invited the audience to “take a walk through history”. The multi-media exhibition, that took place at the Cape Town Convention Centre, tells the story of the 1913 Land Act and its role in shaping South Africa’s history of segregation.
The visitors went through spaces that represent different periods such as: pre-colonial, colonial encroachment and settlement, colonial, introduction of the 1913 Natives Land Act, apartheid, urban forced removals, and reigniting the struggle.
Many artists were involved in the exhibition including poet Jethro Louw, whose work features in the above video.
At the end of the walk, visitors were asked to sign a pledge that they will never be party to legislation which leads to the misery of fellow countrymen and women. They also pledged to be fair, to share success, to help alleviate the suffering of the less privileged, to do what they can to uplift the downtrodden, in the sure knowledge that in doing so, they uplift themselves, their country and their hopes for the future.