King George’s Guesthouse

In modern-day South Africa, a paradox as stark as the one found in the photograph emerges, capturing the harsh realities that continue to ripple from a history steeped in colonialism and apartheid. Here lies a Black man, homeless and sleeping along the pavement under the sign of the "King George's 4-star Guest House" in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth). He wears new sneakers, an oddity that only accentuates the jarring contrast between wealth and poverty, privilege and deprivation.

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