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Police swoop by Ernest Cole

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Police swoop by Ernest Cole

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Police “swoop.” During a swoop, police are everywhere, checking individuals’ passes. A young boy is stopped and asked for his pass as a white plainclothesman looks on.
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South African History Online. (2021, January 29). Police swoop by Ernest Cole . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0150704

South African History Online (2021) 'Police swoop by Ernest Cole ', South African History Online, 29 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0150704 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Police swoop by Ernest Cole [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0150704, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Police swoop by Ernest Cole ." South African History Online, 29 Jan. 2021, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0150704. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Police swoop by Ernest Cole ." South African History Online. January 29, 2021. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0150704.

Further reading

Ernest Cole Biography

Ernest Cole

Ernest Cole was born on 21 March 1940 as Ernest Levi Tsoloane Kole, in Eersterust, Pretoria.
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