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Mafeking Diary
A Black Man’s View of a White Man’s War
By Sol T. Plaatje
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Edited by John Comaroff
“Sol Plaatje’s Mafeking Diary is a document of enduring importance and fascination. The product of a young black South African court interpreter, just turned 23 years old when he started writing, it opens an entirely new vista on the famous Siege of Mafeking.
