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School Year Blog: What do South African kids know about JFK?
We recently asked high school students in Cape Town, South Africa, this question: Who was JFK? Here is what they said.
Palo, an eighth-grader at COSAT, tries to remember what he knows about JFK.
Anders Kelto
This story is part of a year-long series, School Year: Learning, Poverty, and Success in a South African Township.
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, a tragic moment that changed America and shocked the world.
Half a century later, what do young people outside of America know about JFK? I asked students at the Cape Town high school I've been following this year. It's called the Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT).
This is what they said.