Walking while black has
always has its hazards in this country. The most common is that dogs will bark
while you walk by; if you are unfortunate they may even try to bite you. It is
a phenomenon which I’m sure is unique to South Africa.
My experience in other
countries has been that dogs don’t bark randomly at blacks walking down the
street. It must be that these dogs are often trained to antagonise black
passersby or keep the imagined or real black intruder at bay.
