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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.
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  • Democracy & Civic Engagement

Sol Plaatje, ca. 1911

Sol Plaatje, ca. 1911

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Image courtesy of Historical Papers Research Archive, University of the Witwatersrand.

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