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Linguistic: Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje used courtesy as strategy in his letters.
SOUTH AFRICAN HISTORY

A Motswana writer, author who argued with colonial power through letters

Beyond his celebrated books, Solomon T. Plaatje used letters, journalism, and Setswana orthography as weapons of resistance against colonial authority, shaping modern African…

  • Otshepeng Moletsane
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