13 May 1915: Bloemfontein’s night of broken glass by Derek du Bruyn, André Wessels

“…In many Allied countries there also followed anti-German protests and riots, including in the Union of South Africa. On 13 May 1915, anti-German riots and the concomitant torching of German businesses took place even in Bloemfontein, where for many decades, people of various cultural groups had lived together in harmony. …”
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