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Who was Alan Paton?

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Alan Paton , 1903-88, South African novelist. A devoted leader in the struggle to end the oppression of the South African blacks, he served (1935-47) as principal of the Diepkloof Reformatory (near Johannesburg) for delinquent boys, where he instituted many reforms.

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