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Feature Picture - 1st prize

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: blacks crowd onto a double-decker bus clearly marked by race in both English and Afrikaans in South-Africa. In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: South African law requires blacks to carry a identification pass. 'The reverence book - bewysboek', allocates each black South African a tribal identity and, a residence permit, a monthly registration date and the address of his place of work, as well as details as to taxes paid and police record. In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: a Rhodesian army soldier in Salisbury (currently known as Harare). The Rhodesian government continues to build up a force against black guerrillas infiltrating from Mozambique. In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa.

In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: Zambian rancher Angus Loggle and a mother with child working on his farm in Zambia. In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: three man in Rhodesia (current-day Zimbabwe). In Rhodesia, whites wear white clothing. Blacks can only move about with a white escort.

In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: young Rhodesian men relax at the Salisbury racetrack. In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: school girls.

In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: schoolboys. In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

January 01, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: a boy. In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

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Ernest Cox Jr.

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1977 Photo Contest - Feature Picture - 1st prize
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Ernest Cox Jr.

Chicago Tribune

01 January, 1976

Life in Southern Africa: school girls.

In 1976, Chicago Tribune photographer Ernest Cox Jr. and two reporters, Clarence Page and James Yuenger, toured southern Africa to portray in words and images, what life is like for blacks and whites in that tense region. The Chicago Tribune published their reports in seven articles between 20 June and 17 July 1976.

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