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The story of Ernest Cole, a black photographer in South Africa during apartheid
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- 11 Jun 2019
South African History Online. (2016, October 27). The story of Ernest Cole, a black photographer in South Africa during apartheid. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0122189
South African History Online (2016) 'The story of Ernest Cole, a black photographer in South Africa during apartheid', South African History Online, 27 October. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0122189 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, The story of Ernest Cole, a black photographer in South Africa during apartheid [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0122189, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"The story of Ernest Cole, a black photographer in South Africa during apartheid." South African History Online, 27 Oct. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0122189. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The story of Ernest Cole, a black photographer in South Africa during apartheid." South African History Online. October 27, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/R-0122189.
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Ernest Cole
Ernest Cole was born on 21 March 1940 as Ernest Levi Tsoloane Kole, in Eersterust, Pretoria.
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