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On Board : Travels with the President & the First Lady.

Go behind the scenes with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they visit Robben Island. From the 1960s through the 1990s, this island housed a maximum security prison. Many of the prisoners there were activists who worked to bring down Apartheid, the South African government'...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Obama, Michelle, 1964- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: District of Columbia : United States. White House, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Obama, Barack, > Travel.
Obama, Michelle, > 1964- > Travel.
Obama, Barack
Obama, Michelle, > 1964-
Robben Island (South Africa) > History.
Political prisoners > South Africa.
South Africa > History.
Robben, Île (Afrique du Sud) > Histoire.
Prisonniers politiques > Afrique du Sud.
Afrique du Sud > Histoire.
Political prisoners
Travel
South Africa
South Africa > Robben Island
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Summary:Go behind the scenes with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as they visit Robben Island. From the 1960s through the 1990s, this island housed a maximum security prison. Many of the prisoners there were activists who worked to bring down Apartheid, the South African government's policies that discriminated against people of color, including Nelson Mandela and current South African President, Jacob Zuma. Narrated by the First Lady, Michelle Obama (June 30, 2013).
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed June 26, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (3 minutes)
Playing Time:00:02:47