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Cornfields is a village in Umtshezi Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The village was established in 1912 when Reverend William Cullen Wilcox bought a farm, which he divided into 276 plots and sold them to black Africans.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.iol.co.za/the-star/fields-of-dreams-and-freedom-1.1194515?ot=inmsa.ArticlePrintPageLayout.ot )〕 It was intended as a place where Africans could live a Christian lifestyle and make a new beginning, grow crops and educate their children, and new tenants were required to be Christians. Despite the poor soil and low rainfall, the early settlers did manage to grow crops, and the village soon became a refuge for black people who were escaping farm labour.〔 The village grew into a sizeable community, but lost its Christian character. It now has a clinic, primary and high schools, and a community hall. It is said to suffer from high unemployment and crime.〔 The village is close to the site of the Weenen massacre, and the Blaauwkranz monument commemorating the victims is on the road to Cornfields.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cornfields, KwaZulu-Natal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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