Reporter Mweli Mzizi points out that both the movies about South Africa “Cry Freedom” and “A World Apart” are banned in South Africa, while “Mississippi Burning” is not. • Lewis Nkosi: A Writer Speaks - Nkosi discusses the novel he is currently working on inspired by the Pondo Uprising in the Eastern Cape and the current armed struggle, his continuing commitment to the South African struggle despite living in exile, and reporting about South Africa in the press. The program concludes with Peter, Paul and Mary performing “Blowin’ in the Wind” at Riverside Church in New York at an event commemorating the Soweto Uprising. [Note: This...
Reporter Mweli Mzizi points out that both the movies about South Africa “Cry Freedom” and “A World Apart” are banned in South Africa, while “Mississippi Burning” is not. • Lewis Nkosi: A Writer Speaks - Nkosi discusses the novel he is currently working on inspired by the Pondo Uprising in the Eastern Cape and the current armed struggle, his continuing commitment to the South African struggle despite living in exile, and reporting about South Africa in the press. The program concludes with Peter, Paul and Mary performing “Blowin’ in the Wind” at Riverside Church in New York at an event commemorating the Soweto Uprising. [Note: This show is incomplete.]
