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South Africa's non whites face stark self view in apartheid era
In South Africa, Jane Anne Pepler 17 and Lawrence J. Pinkey 56 confront life under apartheid after court rulings and medical scars force them to accept non white status. Pinkey's 11 year bid to be classified white ends with evidence of mixed Chinese and French ancestry. Pepler, once deemed white, is now dark skinned following surgery. Their plight highlights the cruel social strain of racial classification, with families torn and futures compromised.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Sohannesburg
South Africa
Jane Anne Pepler
Lawrence J. Pinkey
Miss Pepler
Pinkey
Pepler
Benoni
Johannesburg
Anna Snyman
Jane Anne
Minnie
Port Elizabeth
Oial
Africa
An Il