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- Documentary filmmaker Peter Davis talks about his career, and his work to end Apartheid in South Africa. Peter Limb, MSU Libraries Area Studies Librarian, interviews Davis. Davis recalls his youth in London during WWII, university, teaching, and his move to film production. He explains how he became associated with Citizens Association for Racial Equality (C.A.R.E.) and developed an interest in Africa. Davis also describes film making in South Africa, the Soweto Uprising, his relationship with the Mandelas, and his efforts to preserve South African films. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
- Date Issued:
- 2004-04-13T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
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- Dr. C. Kurt Dewhurst, Michigan State University Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives for University Outreach and Engagement, MSU Museum Curator, and Museum Director Emeritus, hosts a panel discussion titled, "Provocative Parallels: The Liberation Struggle and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement - A Special Project 60/50 Brown Bag Lunch Conversation." The conversation compares and contrasts the Liberation Struggle in South Africa with the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Participants explore the connections as part of the MSU Project 60/50 thematic year linking exploration and study with public commemoration and remembrance, intertwined with many cultural expressions focused on civil and human rights. Panelists are: Dr. Peter Alegi, MSU Professor of History, Dr. Joe T. Darden, MSU Professor of Geography and African and African-American Studies, MSU Professor Kristi L. Bowman, College of Law, and Dr. Peter Limb, MSU Librarian and Professor of History. The session is held in conjunction with new exhibitions on Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada and Ruby Bridges at the MSU Museum and "The Greater Lansing Sites of Conscience Project". Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
- Date Issued:
- 2014-03-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Michigan State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection