312: From Music to Madiba: A History of U.S. Relations with South Africa
Podcast |
BackStory
Publisher |
BackStory
Panoply
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
History
Society & Culture
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Education
History
Publication Date |
Feb 14, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:49:29
Thirty years ago this week, Nelson Mandela, the renowned civil rights and anti-apartheid leader, was released from prison. His release marked the beginning of the end of South Africa’s brutal apartheid regime and a new future for black South Africans.
So on this episode of BackStory, Joanne, Ed and Brian take a look at the complicated and often contentious relationship American officials and anti-racism activists have had with South Africa. Image: President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including Representative Kweisi Mfume, at an event at the Library of Congress. October 1994. Source: Library of Congress
On this episode of BackStory, Joanne, Ed and Brian take a look at the complicated and often contentious relationship American officials and anti-racism activists have had with South Africa.

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