Remembering Sol Plaatje as South Africa’s original public educator (The Conversation), 05 October 2016
… Land Act. This legislation almost completely stripped black South Africans of the right to own land. Plaatje, known … It was the first English language novel published by a black South African. A prodigious polyglot, Plaatje used the … and The Star, educating their white readerships about black experiences and perspectives. Plaatje’s journalism gave …