Witness History: Black history

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October 02, 2013 Black Golfer at the US Masters
In 1975, Lee Elder braved death threats to become the first African-American golfer to play at the prestigious US Masters in Augusta.
It was one of the last colour barriers in US sport and made him a hero to many black sportsmen - including Tiger Woods.
Lee Elder recalls the tournament for Witness.
PHOTO: Lee Elder playing golf later in life (Getty Images)
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October 02, 2013 The Los Angeles Riots
In May 1992 the people of South Central Los Angeles took to the streets in fury at police brutality.
They were angry that Los Angeles police department officers accused of beating a motorist called Rodney King, had been acquitted.
Hear Rodney King's take on the beating, and the unrest and violence that followed it.
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10min
October 02, 2013 Apartheid in the 1950s
A snapshot of the attitudes and emotions on both sides of the racial divide as the South Africa authorites cemented the foundations of Apartheid in 1957.
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10min
October 01, 2013 The Stolen Generation
Debra Hocking was taken from her indigenous Australian family as a baby and was placed with a foster family. It was part of a government policy to try to assimilate Aboriginal children into white families.
Photo: PM Kevin Rudd prepares to apologise to the Stolen Generation in Parliament on February 13 2008. (Getty Images)
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October 01, 2013 Jamaica Slave Rebellion
*** Contains descriptions that some listeners may find upsetting ***
Enslaved Africans are forced to work in sugar cane fields - the hours are long and there are frequent, brutal punishments. They have endured these conditions for 200 years.
By 1831 the anti-slavery movement is gathering pace and the slaves decide to take action - by going on strike.
Samuel Sharpe became a Jamaican national hero as he led the island's slaves in a rebellion against the overseers and sugar plantation owners.
The rebellion was brutally crushed, but over time, the rebellion had a significant impact - and two years later in 1833 the Slavery Abolition Act is passed.
Picture: Making sugar in Jamaica, Credit: HultonArchive/Illustrated London News/Getty Images
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October 01, 2013 The Voyage of the Empire Windrush
In 1948 nearly 500 pioneers travelled from the Caribbean on the Empire Windrush. The passage cost £28, 10 shillings.
Passenger Sam King describes the conditions on board and the concerns people had about finding a job in England - and what life was like in their adopted country once they arrived.
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9min
October 01, 2013 Bristol Bus Boycott
In 1963, a small group of black activists in Bristol in the UK started a pioneering protest against racism by the local bus company, which had specified that they did not want to employ black drivers. Inspired by the example of Martin Luther King, the boycott ended in victory and led to the passage of Britain's first anti-discrimination laws.
Paul Stephenson talks about his part in the protest.
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October 01, 2013 The Brixton Riots
In April 1981 the streets of Brixton, south London, erupted into violence. The fighting took part between young members of the black community and the Metropolitan police.
A former rioter, Sheldon Thomas, and a former policeman, Brian Paddick, tell their side of the story.
This programme was first broadcast last year.
Photo: Press Association
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10min
October 01, 2013 African Troops During WWII
During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces. Many of them were sent to Burma as reinforcements for the British troops there. Hear just some of their memories - recorded by the BBC in the 1990s.
Find out more about African troops in Burma in Another Man's War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain's Forgotten Army, a book by former BBC correspondent Barnaby Phillips, published June 2015.
(Photo: East African soldiers in Burma fighting for Britain in WW2, unknown date.
Credit: Topham Picturepoint)
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9min
September 09, 2013 The Attica Prison Riot
In September 1971 prisoners in a high security jail in the US rose up against their guards taking 42 people hostage. After 4 days of negotiations, armed police retook the jail. By the time the siege ended 39 people were dead.
Photo: Discussions inside the prison on 10th September 1971. Associated Press.
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