South Africa Now collection, 1978-1994 (inclusive), 1988-1991 (bulk).

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South Africa Now collection, 1978-1994 (inclusive), 1988-1991 (bulk).

The collection consists of approximately 2600 videotapes and selected paper files relating to the production of the television program, South Africa Now.

182 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8023606

Yale University Library

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Gordimer, Nadine, 1923-2014

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Nadine Gordimer was born in Springs, South Africa in 1923. At age 13 she began her writing career, her first writings appearing in the children's section of the Johannesburg Sunday Express. Since then she has written novels and countless short stories, articles, etc. which have been published in magazines and newspapers worldwide. Many of her works reflect the political and social dilemmas of living under apartheid in South Africa and consequently, several of her books have been banned in that ...

Tutu, Desmond, 1931-2021

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Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born October 7, 1931, Klerksdorp, South Africa - died December 26, 2021, Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African Anglican cleric and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was the Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then the Archbishop of Cape Town from 1986 to 1996, in both cases being the first black African to hold the position. Theologically, he sought to fuse ideas from black theology with African theology....

Jackson, Jesse, 1941-

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The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Reverend Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Reverend Jackson h...

Boesak, Allan Aubrey, 1946-

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South African minister; President of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. From the description of Papers, 1988-1990. (Joint Archive of Holland, History Research Center). WorldCat record id: 30343428 ...

United Nations

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In 1945, four individuals who had worked on the Manhattan project-John L. Balderston, Jr., Dieter M. Gruen, W.J. McLean, and David B. Wehmeyer-formed a committee and wrote a letter to 154 public figures asking for their opinions about the possibility of the creation of a world government. Over the next year, as the various public figures responded to the letter, the responses were correlated into a report that was released in 1947. From the guide to the Balderston, John L., Jr. Colle...

Mandela, Winnie

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Masekela, Hugh, 1939-....

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Botha, P. W. (Pieter Willem)

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SWAPO

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South African Tourism Board

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Naudé, Beyers

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Globalvision, Inc.

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African National Congress. Youth League

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The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress (it changed its name to the ANC in 1923) with the aim of replacing tribal opposition to white rule with a united African force. At first its membership was narrow - its leaders drawn from among traditional chiefs and wealthy Africans, its aims were limited and its activities were law-abiding. An attempt by J.T. Gumede to create a mass anti-imperialist movement was defeated by the moderates in 193...

Fugard, Athol

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South African playwright. From the description of Papers, 1918-1997. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 43878412 Athol Fugard, playwright. From the description of The road to Mecca: typescript, [1997]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122608446 ...

Sisulu, Walter, 1912-2003

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Sachs, Albie, 1935-....

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Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b. July 18, 1918, Umtata, South Africa–d. Dec. 5, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconc...

Sisulu, Albertina, 1918-2011

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Albertina Sisulu (October 21, 1918 - June 2, 2011) was a South African nurse, midwife, anti-apartheid and women’s rights activist, and MP. She was married to Walter Sisulu. The Sisulus were close friends with Nelson Mandela. Albertina was a member of the African National Congress (ANC) Women's League and Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) and played a leading role in the 1956 women’s anti-pass protest. The first woman to be arrested under the General Laws Amendment Act, 1963, during whi...

De Klerk, F.W. (Frederik Willem)

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Cosatu

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Tambo, Oliver, 1917-1993

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Oliver Reginald Tambo was born in Mbizana in eastern Pondoland in the Cape Province on 27 October 1917. He attended Ludeke Methodist School, and completed his primary education at Holy Cross Mission near Flagstaff. From there he transferred to St. Peter's Secondary School in Johannesburg. After completing his secondary education, Tambo went to the University College of Fort Hare in Alice [South Africa] and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1941. He remained at the U...

Magubane, Peter

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Mbeki, Thabo

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