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Where and why South African protest poetry originated?

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South African protrotest poetry originates from the deep streets of Soweto south of Johannesburg. It developed between the 1970-1995 during the period of apartheid. During the struggle poets expressed their feelings towards oppression and discrimination using poety and we have the likes of Sol Plaatji.

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