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Langa Massacre and SA in 1985 — Vignettes for resisting global authoritarianism
dailymaverick · south africa · sub saharan africa
Excerpts from Mark Swilling’s new book, 1985: The Langa Massacre and the End of White Rule in South Africa, graphically tell the story of 1985 and why it was a historic turning point that many in our increasingly authoritarian world can learn from.
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