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   Black Pimpernel - definition of Black Pimpernel in A Dictionary of South African English. Meaning and origin of Black Pimpernel with spelling and pronunciation. History and development of the term Black Pimpernel with example sentences.

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   Dec 13, 2013 · The Black Pimpernel was a derogatory term referencing a fictional character. And that is how he came to be known by the security forces while they were looking for him. And it charts...

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   Under apartheid, a black man lived a shadowy life between legality and illegality, between openness and concealment. To be a black man in South Africa meant not to trust...

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   Mar 22, 2021 · The meaning of PIMPERNEL is any of a genus (Anagallis) of herbs of the primrose family; especially : scarlet pimpernel.

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   Anagallis arvensis, Scarlet Pimpernel: identification, pictures, distribution, habitat, blooming times, folklore, herbal uses, etymology and similar species.

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   In this fascinating essay, Elleke Boehmer traces the Nobel line of inheritance passed from Mandela to Obama, demonstrating how 'Madiba' emerged as a skilled orator and master of political...

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   What was the Black Pimpernel?

   • Roadblocks were instituted all over the country, but the police repeatedly came up empty-handed. I was dubbed the Black Pimpernel, a somewhat derogatory adaptation of Baroness Orczy's fictional character the Scarlet Pimpernel, who daringly evaded capture during the French Revolution.

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   Who is the Black Pimpernel of South Africa?

   • A nickname given by news reporters to Nelson Mandela during his period in hiding in 1961. 1962 Guardian ( U.K.) 9 Aug. 7 The man who has become known as the ‘Black Pimpernel of South Africa’.

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   Why is Mandela called the Black Pimpernel?

   • On the origin of Mandela's nickname The Black Pimpernel was a derogatory term referencing a fictional character. And that is how he came to be known by the security forces while they were looking for him. And it charts how he donned various disguises to elude the security forces and, in fact, how much he enjoyed it.

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   How would you feed the mythology of the Black Pimpernel?

   • I would even feed the mythology of the Black Pimpernel by taking a pocketful of "tickeys" 20 (threepenny pieces) and phoning individual newspaper reporters from telephone boxes and relaying to them stories of what we were planning or of the ineptitude of the police.

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   The Revolutionary - The Black Pimpernel | The Long Walk Of Nelson Mandela | FRONTLINE | PBS. This chapter from Mandela's memoirs recounts the plans he made and the books he read to prepare for...