“The viewpoint of the ruler is not always the viewpoint of the ruled. [70]” — Sol T. Plaatje Copy Share Image
“There’s always a return to the ruins, only to the womb there is no return. [191]” — Sol T. Plaatje Copy Share Image
“The forests shook with the awful thunder of the guns, which stirred a wild agitation among the denizens of the day. Terrified game of… — Sol T. Plaatje Copy Share Image
“He noticed further that no Boer ever interceded when a Hottentot was flogged; that in punishing Hottentots the Boers used dangerous weapons, the most… — Sol T. Plaatje Copy Share Image
“I am black but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Look not upon me,… — Sol T. Plaatje Copy Share Image
“Man, Ra-Thaga, I always told you that you had a brown skin over a white heart, but you wouldn’t believe me. [161]” — Sol T. Plaatje Copy Share Image
“So long as there are two men left on earth there will be war. [169]” — Sol T. Plaatje Copy Share Image
“That exactly is how my father and mother met and became man and wife. There were no home ceremonials, such as the seeking and… — Sol T. Plaatje Copy Share Image
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![“I am black but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, As the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Look not upon me, because I am black For the Sun hat hath looked upon me. My mother’s children were angry with me, They made me the keeper of the vineyards But my own vineyard have I not kept. [79]” quote by Sol T. Plaatje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ee7/sol-t-plaatje-18648_look-black_i-am-black-but-comely-o-ye-daughters-of_423807.jpg)
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