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These photographs were taken on the floor of the District Six Museum. Here, South African writers have written about their home.

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On October 15th 1985, several people were killed in what has been named the Trojan Horse Massacre. This exhibit remembers those who died.

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During apartheid, the Cape Flats was an area where those who were not white were forcibly placed. Today, the Cape Flats still share the legacy of apartheid as this region is known for its violence and is still racially segregated.

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Amy Thornton was an anti-apartheid activist and organizer. She was a member of the Modern Youth Society (MYS), Modern World Society(MWS), South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC). A few members of our class had the…

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My name is Amina Ahmed and I am a senior at the University of Louisville. I am a student of History, with a special focus and interest in African Studies. During this trip I hope to actively engage and contribute to the development of cultural…

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As I’ve mentioned in my introduction, I hail from Mogadishu, Somalia, often known as the Land of Punts (Gods) to many and also The Nation of Poets to those that know the traditions of my beautiful country. But as early as a year old, I was torn from…

Nothing for you & even less for me

Sometimes the urge to remain silent becomes almost suffocating. What do you do when the urge to purge all that inside you gets muffled by ones own voice?

Sometimes I feel as if my mind and body are…

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Before arriving to SA, we began to familiarize ourselves with some of its history and legacies. We’ve had the opportunity to read a lot of literature, but two that seemed to really have stuck with me is Sindiwe Magona’s novel, Mother to Mother, and…

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How does one even go about speaking of spilt blood? Can words revive and revere? I’m at a loss for words when I think the traumas suffered by oppressed people across the globe. It wasn’t long ago (19 years to be exact), that Black and immigrant…

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The challenge that many South Africans are tackling on is that of the counter narrative. Often, this is a struggle for many people globally – being heard. I often want to run to my hooyo (mom) and abo (dad) and write their stories in fear of a dying…
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