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Settler Country
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Beaufort Street, Grahamstown
In the lower end of town between the university and the township, new enterprises spring up as the settler presence is gradually displaced. They show the capacity of post-colonial society to absorb wide-ranging influences and cultures; in this image Christian, Muslim and Jewish (Solly Kramer's liquors whose sign can be seen in the corner) faiths are evidenced, alongside traditional and new-age beliefs.
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