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Hotel outside in sunshine, observing the people around him on Von Velig St and Clerque St waiting for Jeremy Taylor satirical pop/folk singer. Riding in the car to Sophiatown Church of Christ the King with Jeremy Taylor, they discuss Sophiatown being a truly integrated town and the town being torn down once the government decided it was a white area. They attend a service at Church of Christ the King with beautiful singing of the congregation.
Studs interviews two Natal University students Richard and Nathan they discuss race relations (apartheid)in South Africa. Linda Mhjongo actress and alumni of African Music and Drama Association (AMDA) talks to Studs about returning to Johannesburg from London. Gideon, musical director of (AMDA) talks about and plays the music of their current production "Spinnono". Lancelot, a 14 year old boy plays the piano. A young lady, Rose sings a couple of short songs from "Spinnono". Connie Mombasa director of AMDA production "Men without shadows" John Paul Sartre, talks about the play.
In his book, "Soweto, My Love: A Testimony to Black Life in South Africa" Molapantene Collins Ramusi talks about the love for his homeland and one day hoping to see it free. Ramusi also talks about going to the 1st grade when he was 17. Ramusi became a lawyer to defend the defenseless. He was a warrior in the courts, defending widows who were told they were breaking the law by living in an apartment that belonged to their dead husbands.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo discuss South African music and South Africa. Songs that have been removed include those from the play "The Son of Jacob Zulu." that was playing at Steppenwolf Theater. Includes a clip of an interview with the Chief of Durban.
Jennifer Davis, Bill Sutherland, and Zola Zembe discuss the South Africa and their experiences with apartheid. Jennifer Davis grew up in the white middle class society of Johannesburg, whereas Zola Zembe, a native black man who lives in Capetown. They, along with Bill Sutherland, an American who works as a Representative for the American Friends Service Committee, talk about the changes that need to made and how American people and companies can help. An earlier interview of Carl Douglas Fuchs is also played.
Hilda Bernstein tells Studs about her and her husband's activism in South Africa, apartheid, and the Sharpville demonstration. Includes an excerpt from the program with Chief Albert John Luthuli (Wav ID 1895817-6-1).
South African writer Alan Paton likened the white South African people to the ostrich. Paton said the ostrich keeps its head in the sand, and some people do the same in South Africa, too. With their heads in the sand, they don’t see any problems existing. Paton said he can not understand his country’s government. He can’t understand why the Black people are not allowed to own homes. Because of the government, Paton also talks about having to be careful about what he writes and he says the Americans are very lucky to have their U.S. Constitution.
The book "Asking for Trouble: The Autobiography of a Banned Journalist" by Donald Woods was the result of Woods' five year ban to live in exile. As the editor of the Daily Dispatch, Woods had written against Apartheid. Gun shots fired into his home and nightly threatening phone calls were among scary events he faced. When his five-year-old daughter was sent a tee shirt laced with poison, it was then that Woods knew he and his family had to escape South Africa.