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Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history

  • Written by Alex Hinton, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
imagePresident Donald Trump shows printed news articles during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on May 21, 2025. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images

President Donald Trump says there is a genocide of white people taking place in South Africa, meaning that Black South Africans are deliberately...

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