Historical perspectives on race: Session 2: Figure 3 Left, a sculpture of Baartman at the University of Cape Town. Students have demanded the statue be ‘dignified’ and have covered it with cloth, and right, pinned notes of protest.

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On the left is a photograph of a sculpture of Baartman. On the right is a photograph of the notes of protest.

Figure 3 Left, a sculpture of Baartman at the University of Cape Town. Students have demanded the statue be ‘dignified’ and have covered it with cloth, and right, pinned notes of protest.

2 Sarah Baartman, the ‘Hottentot Venus’

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