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The United States Anti-Apartheid Movement with Mattie Webb


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"Beyond Desegregation: The United States Anti-Apartheid Movement"

In this bonus episode of our series on the British Anti-Apartheid movement (AAM) SCGH editor Paul Feeney discusses the growth of Anti-Apartheid activism in the United States and international activism with Mattie Webb (@MattieCWebb), Dr. Matthew Graham (@SAhistoryMatt) and Dr. Christopher Fevre (@ChrisFevre).

(01:07) Overview of the US Anti-Apartheid movement.

(05:45) The politics of race and dissent in the United States.

(11:55) The Sullivan Principles and Corporate Activism.

(22:35) Labour reforms in South Africa.

(27:08) Workers solidarity with the Anti-Apartheid movement.

(39:00) Economic Sanctions and the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act, 1986

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Thumbnail design by Franek Tyczynski (@franek.did).

Images sourced from: Rose Library, Emory University

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