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The Journalist: John Knox Bokwe


John Knox Bokwe was a prominent Xhosa intellectual who made his mark in the colonial period as a composer, newspaperman and a clergyman. He was known among his peers as Umdengentonga – which means a man with a big mind. He was a pacifist who believed everyone is equal despite ethnic tensions between the Mfengu and Xhosa people. READ THE FULL ARTICLE


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