The ‘Dulcie September Travelling Exhibition’ made its first stop in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain yesterday where pupils from the local Cedar High School and the Chris Hani High School in Khayelitsha were the first to see it.
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“The exhibition commemorates September’s life through her family’s personal archives, police records, records from her Paris office and newspaper clippings,” the City said in a statement.
The exhibition is part of Heritage Month programmes.
“History helps us to understand who we are, how we got here and shines a light on past mistakes we should work on so that we do not repeat them,” said JP Smith, Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security.
“The opening of the exhibition coincides with National Heritage Week which is significant. Despite what some may believe, history is interesting, meaningful and provides insight into the people who helped shape our country.”
Dulcie September, who hailed from Athlone, was an activist who served the then liberation movement, the African National Congress (ANC) in exile. She was assassinated outside the ANC office in Paris in 1988.
South Africans celebrate Heritage Day on Sunday.