Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2931CC643
Site Name
Cartwright Flats – first SACP/workers martyr, Charlotte Maxeke Street, Durban
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Friday, February 12, 2021 - 09:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Friday, February 12, 2021 - 09:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
The building is in poor condition and appears to be abandoned Purpose:Date Unveiled: Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Johannes Nkosi, ICU and CPSA members Recorder Name: Siyethemba Dlungwana
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
The building is remembrance of the the workers who were beaten for standing up to the oppressors
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Brick and concrete
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Event Commemorated
The 1929 riots
Inscriptions
The building commemorates the fighting at Cartwright Flats, where several protestors were seriously injured, including Johannes Nkosi, who later died from injuries sustained during the first. Johannes Nkosi become the first member of the Communist Party in South Africa killed for his beliefs.
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.851685, 31.017646
KwaZulu-Natal
- eThekwini
Directions to Site
It's in the corner between HF Verwoerd Street and Vander Westhuizen Street opposite A.G Visser Museum.
Access details
Access granted on request
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