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Black Journal; 15

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WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) Greaves, William Batten, Tony Garrett, Kent Bourne, St. Clair Hamilton, Charles House, Lou Jackson, Blyden Kgositsile, Keorapetse Molotsi, Peter

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The entire episode is devoted to apartheid in South Africa the first time, to our knowledge, that blacks have presented their view of the subject on American television. The episode will contain several components among them film, still photos, and a discussion. This episode, a black focus on South Africa, ranges from film and still photos to poetry reading and a panel discussion. Panelists include Charles Hamilton, political science professor at Columbia University and co-author (with Stokely Carmichael) of Black Power; Peter Molotsi, an exiled South African who is US representative to the Pan African Congress; Keorapetse Willie Kgositsile, noted South African writer, who reads from his poetry during another portion of the episode; Blyden Jackson, economic expert for the African Fund; and two South African citizens who were exiled for their participation in unauthorized political activities. The panelists address themselves primarily to two areas of discussion: current resistance efforts in South Africa, ranging from gradualism to guerrilla warfare; and the plight of South African blacks in comparison with the lives of blacks in this country. The program also features the stills of South African photo-journalist Ernest Cole (House of Bondage). These photos form a contrast to films acquired from the South African Tourist Agency. NETs 1965 film, South African Essay (released in the Changing World series), is also used in this context. Black Journal #15 is an NET production. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) Black Journal began as a monthly series produced for, about, and to...
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