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The society that turned Afrikaans into a cause was founded in Paarl in 1875, open to Christians only.
South African History Online dates the Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners to 14 August 1875 in Paarl, founded by S.J. du Toit and others, and records that members had to be professing Christians. Its newspaper, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, began on 15 January 1876.
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