Jacobs Siding concentration camp

Jacobs Siding concentration camp

Street scene from Jacobs Siding concentration camp near Merebank in Natal, circa 1902.

‘Concentration camps’ were established in South Africa to house Boer families displaced by Britain's scorched-earth policies. The camps were poorly conceived and ill-equipped to deal with the large numbers of detainees. Read more about concentration camps in South Africa.

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