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Whip marks from vigilante attack, Welkom township, 1985
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Title
Whip marks from vigilante attack, Welkom township, 1985
Creator
De Vlieg, Gille
Subject
Vigilantes, Political violence, Youth--Wounds and injuries, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Description
A Thabong youth shows the whip marks left by vigilantes in Welkom township, Orange Free State (now Free State Province). Gangs of vigilantes, very often supported by police, terrorised residents and anti-apartheid activists.
Publisher
University of Cape Town. Libraries
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Date
1985-06
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still image, documentary photographs, black-and-white photographs, Image/jpeg
Identifier
islandora:893
Source
mss_barricades_used_42.jpg
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The photographer/creator holds the copyright. Licensed to the UCT Libraries for educational and/or research purposes only. Please contact the University of Cape Town Libraries Special Collections for more information about publishing and/or reproducing this photograph.
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