“That exactly is how my father and mother met and became man and wife. There were no home ceremonials, such as the seeking and obtaining of parental consent, because there were no parent; no conferences by uncles and grand-uncles, or… — Sol T. Plaatje Copy Share Image
“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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