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in 29 , 2000 washington dc at the supreme court , january 26 december 2009 cape town harare , zimbabwe south africa 24 november 1924 anti-apartheid dennis brutus at supremecourt protest for mumia abu-jamal 2000.jpg dennis brutus
 dennis brutus activist , educator , journalist
dennis brutus

dennis vincent brutus -lrb- 28 november 1924 -- 26 december 2009 -rrb- was a south african activist , educator , journalist and poet best known for his campaign to have apartheid south africa banned from the olympic games .
