The Khoisan, considered the original inhabitants of Africa's southern tip, suffered atrocities at the hands of successive colonial rulers...
Khoisan leaders said they hoped that publicity about Baartman's ordeal would serve as a lesson to future generations to ensure that such mistreatment is never repeated. They would also like her story to ignite a continent-wide drive to have other elements of Africa's lost heritage repatriated...
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