{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "America generally tried to parse South African racial ~stuff~ through its understandings of itself, either the (immigrated)...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/660764222744051712/", "html": "<p>America generally tried to parse South African racial ~stuff~ through its understandings of itself, either the (immigrated) white/(imported) black divide or native/settler distinctions when it&rsquo;s even more interesting</p><p>Like &ldquo;white&rdquo; was the distinct identities of Boer and English, and much of &ldquo;black&rdquo; wasn&rsquo;t even one of the several native identities but economic migrants from other colonies to the only industrial economy in sub-Saharan Africa</p>"}