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and who will EVER forget the ingenious, perhaps also schizophrenic PENCIL TEST: The pencil test is a method of assessing whether a person has Afro-textured hair. In the pencil test, a pencil is pushed through the persons hair. How easily it comes out determines whether the person has passed or failed the test. This test was used to determine racial identity in South Africa during the apartheid era, distinguishing whites from coloureds and blacks. The test was partially responsible for splitting existing communities and families along perceived racial lines. Its formal authority ended with the end of apartheid in 1994. It remains an important part of South African cultural heritage and a symbol of racism.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:15:46 +0000

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