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Donald Woods discusses his book "Asking for Trouble"

BROADCAST: Sep. 17, 1981 | DURATION: 00:54:28

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Synopsis

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.

Details

Broadcast Date
Sep. 17, 1981

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 54.23 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
54 minutes, 28 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Travel & Culture - South Africa World History & Politics Race Relations

People

Journalists

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Woods, Donald Asking for trouble. Authors, American. Audiotapes. Radio programs. Segregation Apartheid Daily Dispatch Bikos, Steve Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013

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