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Sol Plaatje - South Africa's Renaissance Man

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Sol T Plaatje was one of the most gifted black
South Africans of the early 20th century. He made outstanding contributions to literature and journalism, and was a founder member of the African National Congress and its first secretary-general. He wrote a diary of the Siege of Mafeking-the only account by an African - which was rediscovered in the 1960s. Mike Popham tells his story. Producer Molly Price-Owen (R)

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Sol T Plaatje
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Mike Popham
Producer:
Molly Price-Owen
Source: Radio Times

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