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Australian anti-apartheid protesters honoured in South Africa

Anti-apartheid demonstrators riot at the St Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea, Australia in 1969 (Getty Images)

Anti-apartheid demonstrators riot at the St Helen's Rugby Ground, Swansea, Australia in 1969 (Getty Images) Source: Getty Images

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Reflecting on the boycott of all-white South African sporting teams, organisers say the exhibition shows the power of protest.

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