Category Archives: History

We are because of them – Part 5 0f 5

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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We are because of them – Part 4 0f 5

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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Roots of the Cape – Part 2 of 2

.History of Slavery in South Africa Documentary

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We are because of them – Part 3 of 5

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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We are because of them – Part 2 of 5

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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Racial Classification

How do you tell whether a light-skinned baby is black or coloured? You leave him on a table and see if he turns blue. No, this is not a bad joke ­ it is just one of the barbaric methods used to classify South African citizens during the apartheid years. This, and other equally unpalatable [...]

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Roots of the Cape – Part 1 of 2

.History of Slavery in South Africa Documentary

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We are because of them – Part 1 0f 5

A documentary by Tana Baru Productions, and Directed by Rhomeez Petersen

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Egyptians were coloureds!

MYTH: Egyptians were white
This is the longest myth ever in existence, which is pedaled as true scholarship and truth. Yet it is an outright myth, deliberately created from 1830 onwards, to explain away Egyptian civilization. During the 1800’s there was all kinds of pseudo-sciences floating around about the genetical and inherent inferiority of peoples of [...]

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Scatterlings of Africa

Approximately 70,000 years ago, a small fragile group of humans in Africa embarked on a fantastic voyage. They left their mother continent and began a migration to every corner of the planet. As far as we know, they had no map, no compass, and no plan – just perhaps, a deep inner conviction that their [...]

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