Danielle Bowler

Rachel Dolezal poses for a photo in her Spokane, Washington home.

In South Africa, a special resonance to Rachel Dolezal’s tale

Culture

Rachel Dolezal’s claims that she is black has opened a wide-reaching discussion about race. And no where is the story translating more than in South Africa where self-identification is nothing to take lightly.

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