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Scouts and Scout leaders on the 'South Africa Yesterday' and 'South Africa Today' floats at St Luke's annual carnival in Orrell, circa 1937. Scout leaders and scouts appear in 'blackface', and portray racial stereotypes of black Africans.
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"Scouts and scout leaders on the 'South Africa today' float. Taken around 1937 at St Luke's annual carnival in Orrell."
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| Location | Orrell, Lancashire, England |
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