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The Sophiatown Removals
How the South African government destroyed a mixed-race suburb, plus the bombing of Dresden, the life of Aung San, Finland's World War Two fight against Russia, and mercury poisoning in Minamata, Japan.
Photo: South African forces begin the destruction of Sophiatown. Credit:Jurgen Schadeburg
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