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Political graffiti in Soweto



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Children of Soweto, a Black township some ten miles away from Johannesburg. The Zulu world "Amandla" scrawled on the wall means "Power". This was adopted as a rallying call in the struggle for Black rights.

By DPI / UN Photo

1982

Used with permission.

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