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Molapantene Collins Ramusi discusses his book "Soweto, My Love"

BROADCAST: Apr. 10, 1989 | DURATION: 00:55:20

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Synopsis

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.

Details

Broadcast Date
Apr. 10, 1989

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
55 minutes, 20 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Travel & Culture - South Africa Civil Rights World History & Politics

People

Scientists Legal personnel Social Reformers

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Ramusi, Molapatene Collins--Interviews Ramusi, Molapatene Collins. Soweto, my love. Ramusi, Molapatene Collins. Civil rights workers--Biography.--South Africa Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa. Tlokwa (African people)--Biography. Civil rights Audiotapes. Radio programs. Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Herskovits, Melville Anthropology Apartheid

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