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October 31, 2011 00:36:19

Guests: Daniels, Eddie
Root, Christine

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Episode 057

African Activists

Eddie Daniels and Christine Root on spending a lifetime working for African liberation; Daniels in South Africa, where he was imprisoned with Nelson Mandela on Robben Island (1964-79), and Root in the U.S. as Associate Director of the Washington Office on Africa in solidarity with such struggles. The African Activist Archive preserves records and memories of ordinary Americans support for Africans fight against colonialism and apartheid.

00:00:00 - 00:02:45 Introduction
00:02:46 - 00:08:31 Living Under Apartheid
00:08:34 - 00:13:56 Daniels' Road to Activism
00:13:56 - 00:16:42 American Anti-Apartheid
00:16:42 - 00:21:17 South African-Namibian Solidarity
00:21:17 - 00:26:01 On Robben Island
00:26:01 - 00:28:59 African Activist Archive
00:29:00 - 00:32:23 The Meaning of Solidarity for South Africans
00:32:23 - 00:35:11 Today's South Africa
00:35:11 - 00:36:19 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, Eddie Daniels, Peter Limb, and Christine Root. "African Activists". Africa Past and Present, October 31, 2011. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=057/.