DURINGÂ APRILÂ 2004Â ANDÂ BEYONDÂ WEÂ WEREÂ CONSTANTLYÂ REMINDEDÂ THATÂ THISÂ WASÂ THE TENTHÂ ANNIVERSARYÂ OFÂ THEÂ FIRSTÂ DEMOCRATICÂ ALL–RACEÂ ELECTIONSÂ INÂ SOUTHÂ AFRICA. I was shocked by the realization that last year also marked the thirtieth anniversary of my first visit to that country, of my first experience with apartheid. After that first
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