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  • Jennifer Davis, Bill Sutherland and Zola Zembe discuss South Africa and apartheid

    Feb. 27, 1979

    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.

  • Interviewing Theo-Ben Gurirab

    1970

    Temple University student and future politician and statesman Theo-Ben Gurirab discusses his homeland Namibia. Studs includes a clip of South African activist Albert John Luthuli.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing St. Clair Drake, author of "Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City."

    May. 10, 1976

    A discussion with sociologist and anthropologist St. Clair Drake at the time of his receiving an honorary award from Roosevelt University on the themes of his convocation address. A fascinating deep-dive into race relations from the Revolution to the Bicentennial, touching on the contradictions, crises, and struggles that led to Black institutions and liberation. Studs plays several excerpts from previous programs with St.

  • Interviewing Pat Duncan

    Jun. 18, 1963

    The anti-apartheid activist Pat Duncan, on a visit to Chicago, compares and contrasts conditions in South Africa with those in America.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing Lionel Smith, Meshach Taylor, and Gregory Mosher

    1976

    Studs joins the cast and director of the Goodman Theatre's production of Athol Fugard's Sizwe Banzi is Dead, to talk about the play and its portrayal of South African apartheid. Some dramatic readings are included.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing in Durban, South Africa, with George and Zinna (Mr. and Mrs. Everyman) while Studs was in South Africa ; part 2

    1963
  • Interviewing in Durban, South Africa, with George and Zinna (Mr. and Mrs. Everyman) while Studs was in South Africa ; part 1

    1963

    George and Zinna

  • Interviewing Helen Suzman

    1980

    The anti-apartheid activist and South African politician joins Studs to discuss her opposition to the policies of most of her colleagues in Parliament. The program begins with a lengthy clip from a 1962 interview with another anti-apartheid activist, Albert John Luthuli.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing Harold Rubin

    1963
  • Interviewing Donald Woods

    Sep. 17, 1981

    The South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist talks about his friendship with fellow activist Steve Biko, and the many threats they faced, as further described in the book, Asking for Trouble: The Autobiography of a Banned Journalist.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

  • Interviewing Col. Laurens Van Der Post

    Nov. 1, 1963

    Col.

  • Interviewing Carl Douglas Fuchs while Studs was in South Africa | Journalism & Broadcasting

    1963
  • Interviewing Alan Paton ; part 2

    Mar. 1963
  • Interviewing Alan Paton ; part 1

    Mar. 1, 1963
  • Interview with Jeremy Taylor, Andrew Tracey and Paul Tracey

    1963

    Interviewing Jeremy Taylor, Andrew Tracey and Paul Tracey in conversation and song (parts 2 and 3) while Studs was in South Africa.

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