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World Service,22 Mar 2002,28 mins

Scars of Apartheid - Colour Classification

African Perspective

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Colour classification hit many families hard during Apartheid South Africa. Sandra Laing was born black to ultra conservative white Afrikaaner parents - a twist of gene combinations that occur in some families. She describes being taken from her white boarding school by police - and her relationship with her family.

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