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Putting faces to history.. Remembering the forgotten.. Contact for collab or speaking engagement: [email protected] No TikTok
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Dr Rotoli Xaba's (1893-1953) early history exemplified in an acute form the problems of foreign study for Black South Africans. His correspondence for his period in Edinburgh during the mid 1920's reveals the financial & educational difficulties he faced, prompting cries of
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RT @EducNurture: @HistorySAZAR .Sthandwa. the power of multimedia. You are on the right track.
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Actor & journalist William 'Bloke' Modisane talking to composer & journalist Todd Matshikiza at the Drum Magazine office, 1954
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RT @HistorySAZAR: Johnny and Ellen Mothopeng journey to Robben Island to see father Zephania Mothopeng, 1982.
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RT @Wolwevanger: @HistorySAZAR Viola Hashe's courage during the Defiance Campaign exemplifies the often overlooked role of women in South A….
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Viola Hashe (1926-1977) during the Defiance Campaign in the 1950's.
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RT @zebrajays: This account is probably the best on X. Keeping the memory of South African heroes alive.
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RT @Nmphothulo: So loved by the people of Soweto, they referred to him as “The People’s Doctor”. Focused on primary health & wrote a handbo….
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Dr Abu Baker Asvat (1943-1989) was a South African medical doctor who practiced in Soweto during the 70s & 80s. A founding member of Azapo, he ran its initiatives to improve the health of rural Black South Africans. He was shot dead in his clinic in 1989 & died in the arms of
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Johnny and Ellen Mothopeng journey to Robben Island to see father Zephania Mothopeng, 1982.
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Professor Z.K Matthews (1901-1968) was a South African academic & political activist. Born in Kimberly, Matthews became the first Black South African to to earn a BA from Fort Hare University (1923) & the first Black South African to earn an LLB degree from a South African
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