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by
Mark Mathabane
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Mark
Mathabane Home Page
Navigate
this site to find out about Mathabane’s career
and to read excerpts from his books. Click on
the preface to Kaffir Boy to read
about the history of apartheid as it occurred
in Alexandra, the author’s hometown. In your Web
Links Activity Log, record the similarities
and differences you see between American and South
African racial history.
Truth on Trial: South Africa's Past Shades its Future
Read this article to see how South Africa's rocky past may be tainting its future. Using details from Kaffir Boy, write a letter to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission explaining why you agree or disagree with their approach to healing injuries of the past.
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