South Africa : "freedom in our lifetime" /

In South Africa, a black "uprising" against the injustice of apartheid began in 1984. Many young blacks knew they could not win by violent force. Instead they organized at the grassroots-taking control of their own townships and making their grievances known to the white population. By wit...

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Corporate Authors:	York Zimmerman Inc, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	York, Steve, Kingsley, Ben, 1943-, Ackerman, Peter, 1946-, DuVall, Jack
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities and Sciences, [2000]
Subjects:	Mandela, Nelson, > 1918-2013. De Klerk, F. W. > (Frederik Willem) South Africa > Politics and government > 1978-1989. South Africa > History > 1961-1994. Nonviolence > South Africa. Social action > South Africa. Social conflict > South Africa. Civil disobedience > South Africa. Social movements > South Africa. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	In South Africa, a black "uprising" against the injustice of apartheid began in 1984. Many young blacks knew they could not win by violent force. Instead they organized at the grassroots-taking control of their own townships and making their grievances known to the white population. By withholding their buying power, the black population drove a wedge between the white business community and the apartheid regime. A nationwide state of emergency was imposed and continued for three years. In 1989, a new president F.W. De Klerk, released Nelson Mandela and negotiated a new constitution, which guaranteed equal rights for all South Africans.
Item Description:	Major funding provided by Susan and Perry Lerner. Additional funding by The Albert Einstein Institution, Elizabeth and John H. van Merkensteijn, III, Abby and Alan Levy, and The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. "A force more powerful is a greatly-expanded version of the producing team's award-winning, critically acclaimed feature-length documentary film of the same title, which was released to select theaters in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles in 1999"--PBS Web site. Series originally broadcast on PBS in 2000. Companion book: A force more powerful : a century of nonviolent conflict by Peter Ackerman and Jack DuVall. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-video (34 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; stereo.
Production Credits:	Camera, Giulio Biccari ; editor, Joseph Wiedenmayer ; original music composed and conducted by John Keltonic.