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07/12/2004:
"Botswana bushmen seek redress"
A group of bushmen from Botswana who claim the government illegally evicted them from their ancestral lands take their case to court on Monday.Full Article : news.bbc.co.uk
This Day In African History: July 12
1787 - The Constitutional Convention adopts a compromise on how to count slaves in determining local population for representation in Congress. Each slave will be counted as 3/5 of a person.
Full Article : africana.com