Pictured is a defiant slogan on a wall in Sophiatown in 1955. Sophiatown, a vibrant and diverse cultural hub during Apartheid, was destroyed. Image copyright: Jurgen Schadeberg
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Sophiatown We won't move graffiti
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South African History Online. (2018, March 29). Sophiatown We won't move graffiti. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124804
South African History Online (2018) 'Sophiatown We won't move graffiti', South African History Online, 29 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124804 (Accessed: 8 October 2026).
South African History Online, Sophiatown We won't move graffiti [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124804, (accessed 8 October 2026).
"Sophiatown We won't move graffiti." South African History Online, 29 Mar. 2018, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124804. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sophiatown We won't move graffiti." South African History Online. March 29, 2018. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0124804.
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