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How to Commit Suicide in South Africa

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Sue Coe, Sharpeville, 1982

Sharpeville, 1982

Graphite, gouache, and collage on heavy white paper
22 3/8 x 30 in (56.8 x 76.2 cm)
© Sue Coe
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The Sharpeville Massacre (1960) was the murder of 67 black South Africans peacefully protesting against the Pass Laws. Following the Sharpeville Massacre, over 21,000 activists and opponents of apartheid were...
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The Sharpeville Massacre (1960) was the murder of 67 black South Africans peacefully protesting against the Pass Laws. Following the Sharpeville Massacre, over 21,000 activists and opponents of apartheid were arrested.
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Sue Coe & Holly Metz, How to Commit Suicide in South Africa, Raw One Shot #2, 1984, p. 8-9

Sue Coe, Zooicide, 2018, p. 16

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