Exile Child · London & Paris, 1810–1815
Sarah Bartmann
Torn from her people, carried across the sea, she held fast to the memory of her homeland.
Two women · Two centuries · One courage
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Soul Force · Johannesburg & Natal, 1913
Valliamma Mudaliar
Sixteen years old, she marched across forbidden borders armed with nothing but truth.
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Exile Child
Torn from her people, carried across the sea, she held fast to the memory of her homeland.
The novel
Soul Force
Sixteen years old, she marched across forbidden borders armed with nothing but truth.
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