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Jul 11, 2010

World Cup Final Transcends South Africa’s Colonial Past - NYTimes.com

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Many black South Africans are supporting the Netherlands against Spain in Sunday’s title game.

By JERÉ LONGMAN
JOHANNESBURG — Given that the Dutch are former colonial masters and their descendants instigated the harsh racial policies of apartheid, one might think that many South Africans, blacks especially, would not cheer for the Netherlands against Spain on Sunday in the World Cup final.
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