Laudium: Where the Indian Community of Pretoria Lives. Pretoria, South Africa: Department for Cultural Affairs, City Council of Pretoria, 1968. Oblong 8vo, [20] pp.; promotional brochure designed by the city council to advertise the modern architecture, public infrastructure, recreation facilities, mosque, Hindu temple, and business district of an Indian township in Pretoria, profusely illus. in color and b/w, orig. color illus. wrappers rubbed, interior bright; very good.
Rare piece of apartheid government propaganda, putting a positive face on the separate “colored” community of Laudium, with architectural plans for council houses, costs for municipal services, and photos celebrating the modern amenities and free education available to residents of this segregated suburb. OCLC locates only a single holding in North America, at Michigan State.
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