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Sarah Baartman laid to rest in Hankey South Africa
In Hankey South Africa the 186 year old remains of Sarah Baartman were laid to rest in a hillside ceremony overlooking the Gamtoos River. The event recalls a life marked by humiliation from capture in 1810, display in London and Paris, and posthumous controversy over her remains. Hundreds attended as the remains were interred with a national reckoning on colonial exploitation.
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Sarah Baartman
S. Africa
Washington Post
South Africa
Phumla Nyanda
Nyanda
Saartjie Baartman
Sarah
Gamtoos
London
France
Paris
Venus
Hankey
Cape Town