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Archbishop Tutu and the Chasm
Standing at the edge of a cliff labeled ‘Truth,’ Archbishop Desmond Tutu clutches a blank map. Behind him stand a perpetrator, a victim, and members of the media. A deep chasm separates them from the cliff labeled ‘Reconciliation.’
![Cartoon showing Arhcbishop Desmon Tutu standing at edge of cliff labeled "Truth".](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Archbishop_Tutu_and_the_Chasm_Medium_res.jpg?h=e4f638fd&itok=BEvm1IH4)
Boer Family, 1886
The Boers, semi-nomadic farmers of Dutch descent, often lived in impoverished conditions due to social isolation and their views on racial superiority.
![A family of four adults and seven children sitting and standing in front of the doorway of a building.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Boer_Family_1886.jpg?h=412eaa8a&itok=bPgdJKnv)
Caroline Hunter Boycott Polaroid
Caroline Hunter, co-founder of the Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement, wears a “No Bullshit, Boycott Polaroid” campaign button, advocating against Polaroid’s contract with the Apartheid government in South Africa.
![Caroline Hunter wears a “No Bullshit, Boycott Polaroid” campaign button.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/2018_CarolineHunterBoycottPolaroid_FH282021.jpg?h=7784dd4d&itok=AQ66r1aS)
De Beers Diamond Mine, ca. 1885
In 1887 and 1888, Cecil Rhodes consolidated a number of individual diamond mine claims around Kimberley to form a single company called De Beers Consolidated Mines.
![In 1887 and 1888, Cecil Rhodes consolidated a number of individual diamond mine claims around Kimberley to form a single company called De Beers Consolidated Mines.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_18850101_DeBeersDiamondMineca1885_%20FH281147.jpg?h=94780249&itok=8PQyBwsl)
Demonstrations Against Xenophobia in Cape Town
Groups of people hold banners and chant slogans during an anti-xenophobia demonstration in Khayelitsha region of Cape Town, South Africa on April 27, 2015 as a reaction to widespread anti-foreigner protests and violence.
![Group of black South African protestors carrying a red banner that says "EMBRACE AFRICA. END XENOPHOBIA"](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Demonstrations_Against_Xenophobia_In_Cape_Town_Medium_res.jpg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=YusTM9As)
Sol Plaatje, ca. 1911
Sol Plaatje was the co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC). As an activist and politician, he spent much of his life fighting for the enfranchisement and liberation of the South African people.
![Black and white image of Sol Plaatje writing](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Sol_Plaatje.png?h=133ff0fb&itok=KuJIRhow)
Soweto Youth Uprising
The June 16, 1976, youth-led uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide, profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa.
![Group of black South African schoolboys running frantically](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Soweto_Youth_Uprising.jpg?h=278a64c5&itok=mnoF6QBw)
Steve Biko
Steve Biko spearheaded the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) in South Africa from the mid 1960s until his death while in police custody in 1977.
![Steve Biko spearheaded the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) in South Africa from the mid 1960s until his death while in police custody in 1977.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/Democracy_2018_SteveBiko_FH282029.jpg?h=39c2980c&itok=RY4sYtvP)
Symphony Way Pavement Dwellers
Shamiela Fataar, a 46-year-old single mother of three young children, stands proudly in front of her temporary dwelling along Symphony Way in Cape Town, South Africa. The informal settlement was forcibly disbanded in February 2008.
![Shamiela Fataar, a 46-year-old single mother, stands proudly in front of her temporary dwelling along Symphony Way in Cape Town, South Africa](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/2007_SymphonyWayPavementDwellers_FH281939.jpg?h=c4482f5d&itok=B6MA5ujs)
The Death of Hector Pieterson
The iconic photograph of the dead body of Hector Pieterson, age 13, being carried by Mbuyisa Makhuba alongside his sister, received global attention, exposing the world to the horrors of the apartheid government.
![Mbuyisa Makhuba, a black South African young man carries the dead body Hector Pieterson, age thirteen.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Death_of_Hector_Pieterson.jpg?h=560d0ed6&itok=3gQ-uZsK)