
The Sol Plaatje Museum and Library is in
Kimberley
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Places and historical events
Australia
Queensland
* Kimberley, Queensland, a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas
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,
Northern Cape
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South Africa
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, in a house where
Solomon T. Plaatje lived during his last years at 32 Angel Street,
Malay Camp. It was here that Plaatje wrote ''
Mhudi''.
The Sol Plaatje Educational Trust was set up in 1991 to serve as a custodian for this and other legacy projects. In 1992, 32 Angel Street was declared a National Monument (Provincial Heritage Site under 1999 legislation. Plaatje's grave in West End Cemetery, Kimberley, is also a declared provincial heritage site.
[Government Gazette of South Africa, No. 18694, Pretoria: 27 April 1998]
References
External links
Sol Plaatje Museum
History museums in South Africa
Museums about apartheid
Museums in the Northern Cape
Buildings and structures in Kimberley, Northern Cape
Biographical museums in South Africa
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