Interviews
Overcoming Apartheid compiled 40 hours of interviews with 60 people involved in the anti-apartheid struggle. Both 120 short segments and the full interviews are available here. In addition, some 20 brief interview segments link to more interviews located on external websites.Video Interviews
Stanley John Abrahams
Interview [59:37]
May 26, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [59:37]
May 26, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Release of Nelson Mandela [3:07]
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission [3:07]
Obed Bapela
Interview [1:49:45]
May 15, 2006 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [1:49:45]
May 15, 2006 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Pass Laws [3:26]
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission [4:23]
- Bantu Education [1:11]
- Bantu Education [1:30]
John Biyase
Interview October 7, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa.
Interview October 7, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa.
Segments:
- Soweto Uprising, Bantu Education [2:06]
- Detentions [3:58]
- Soweto Uprising [3:22]
Mary Burton and Betty Davenport
Interview [27:36]
May 23, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [27:36]
May 23, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Women [3:00]
- Forced Removals [4:17]
- Women [1:04]
- Women [1:35]
Luli Callinicos
Interview [34:41]
May 28, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [34:41]
May 28, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Forced Removals [3:58]
- Forced Removals [1:51]
Laloo Chiba
Interview [1:28:06]
June 16, 2007 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [1:28:06]
June 16, 2007 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- African National Congress (ANC) [3:06]
- Armed Struggle [2:14]
- Armed Struggle [5:16]
- Armed Struggle [3:03]
- African National Congress (ANC) [4:44]
- Detentions [7:57]
Renfrew Christie
Interview [1:57:55]
May 27, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [1:57:55]
May 27, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Migrant Labor [1:43]
- Detentions [2:35]
- International Solidarity Movement [1:03]
- Political Prisoners [2:25]
John Daniel
Interview [1:15:59]
October 12, 2004 Durban, South Africa.
Interview [1:15:59]
October 12, 2004 Durban, South Africa.
Segments:
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission [2:58]
- Armed Struggle [3:22]
Eddie Daniels
Interview [1:57:55]
May 27, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [1:57:55]
May 27, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Political Prisoners [2:02]
- Political Prisoners [5:03]
- Political Prisoners [4:40]
- Bantu Education [:20]
- International Solidarity Movement [2:34]
- Migrant Labor [2:32]
- Banning [2:42]
- Detentions [6:07]
- Racial Classification [7:04]
Noor Ebrahim
Interview [18:09]
May 26, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [18:09]
May 26, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Forced Removals [2:59]
Nkosinathi Fihla
Interview [1:38:31]
May 12, 2006 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [1:38:31]
May 12, 2006 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Political Prisoners [9:02]
- Political Prisoners [3:25]
- Political Prisoners [2:18]
- Religion, State of Emergency [2:02]
Anne Finsen, Beva Runciman, Jenny de Tolly, Cherry Fisher, Glenda Glover
Interview [57:19]
May 23, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [57:19]
May 23, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Women [1:26]
Linda Fortune
Interview [27:09]
May 26, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [27:09]
May 26, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Forced Removals [1:33]
Ayesha Hoorzook
Interview [45:12]
October 8, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa.
Interview [45:12]
October 8, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa.
Segments:
- Apartheid [3:11]
- Racial Classification [3:39]
Ahmed Kathrada
Interview [2:07:18]
March 24, 2006 East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Interview [2:07:18]
March 24, 2006 East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Segments:
- Passive Resistance [3:07]
- Armed Struggle [2:38]
- Passive Resistance [5:14]
- International Solidarity Movement [3:39]
- Rivonia Trial [2:27]
- Treason Trial [7:42]
- Banning [5:04]
- Freedom Charter, Banning [5:47]
Horst Kleinschmidt
Interview [45:30]
October 12, 2004 Durban, South Africa.
Interview [45:30]
October 12, 2004 Durban, South Africa.
Segments:
- Religion [5:05]
Lettie Malindi, Ruth Noel Robb, Eulalie Stott, Barbara Versfeld
Interview [38:31]
May 23, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [38:31]
May 23, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Women [1:33]
- Detentions [1:44]
- Forced Removals, Women [1:46]
Shepi Mati
Interview [1:19:30]
June 18, 2007 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [1:19:30]
June 18, 2007 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- African National Congress (ANC) [1:27]
- Black Consciousness Movement [4:07]
- Racial Classification [2:28]
- Religion [2:48]
- Soweto Uprising [2:29]
- State of Emergency [2:24]
Patrick Mkhize
Interview [1:06:45]
May 8, 2006 Durban, South Africa.
Interview [1:06:45]
May 8, 2006 Durban, South Africa.
Segments:
- Black Consciousness Movement [1:33]
Phyllis Naidoo
Interview [1:39:26]
May 6, 2006 Durban, South Africa.
Interview [1:39:26]
May 6, 2006 Durban, South Africa.
Segments:
- Banning [4:23]
- Passive Resistance [3:04]
Diana Oliver and Maria MacDiarmid (Mary) Burton
Interview [23:59]
May 23, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [23:59]
May 23, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Detentions, Women [2:14]
- Pass Laws [1:19]
- Forced Removals, Women [0:50]
Yusuf Omar
Interview [49:18]
September 6, 2006 East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Interview [49:18]
September 6, 2006 East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Segments:
- Soweto Uprising [2:35]
- Racial Classification [2:23]
- Detentions [5:54]
Kgati Sathekge
Interview [1:13:05]
May 16, 2006 Pretoria, South Africa.
Interview [1:13:05]
May 16, 2006 Pretoria, South Africa.
Segments:
- Soweto Uprising [6:48]
- Soweto Uprising [3:18]
- Homelands/Bantustans [2:59]
- International Solidarity Movement [1:29]
Roseberry Sonto
Interview [50:26]
2007 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [50:26]
2007 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- State of Emergency [4:44]
- Detentions [1:33]
- Release of Nelson Mandela [1:38]
- Soweto Uprising [3:02]
- State of Emergency [4:36]
- United Democratic Front [5:18]
- African National Congress (ANC) [3:03]
- International Solidarity Movement [1:20]
Crain Soudien, Peter Clark, Donald Parenzee, Sipho Hlati, Peggy Delport, Roderick Sauls
Interview [1:11:53]
May 21, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [1:11:53]
May 21, 2005 Cape Town, South Africa.
Ben Turok
Interview [55:59]
May 12, 2006 Cape Town, South Africa.
Interview [55:59]
May 12, 2006 Cape Town, South Africa.
Segments:
- Armed Struggle [5:00]
- Religion [2:42]
Bob Vassen
Interview [25:28]
2005 East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Interview [25:28]
2005 East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
Segments:
- Armed Struggle [2:16]
- Armed Struggle [2:13]
Albie Sachs
February 2, 1998 Berkeley, California, United States. Interview segment about Passive Resistance [1:18]
February 2, 1998 Berkeley, California, United States. Interview segment about Passive Resistance [1:18]
Audio Interviews
Peter Jones
[1:06:13]
April 22, 2006 Athens, Ohio, United States.
April 22, 2006 Athens, Ohio, United States.
Segments:
- Black Consciousness Movement [7:09]
- Black Consciousness Movement [3:53]
- Black Consciousness Movement [3:50]
Muniammah Naidoo
June 25, 2002 Durban, South Africa. Interview segment about Passive Resistance [2:51]
June 25, 2002 Durban, South Africa. Interview segment about Passive Resistance [2:51]
Billy Nair
July 12, 2002 Durban, South Africa. Interview segment about African National Congress (ANC), Labor Movement [3:13]
July 12, 2002 Durban, South Africa. Interview segment about African National Congress (ANC), Labor Movement [3:13]
Billy Nair
July 12, 2002 Durban, South Africa. Interview segment about Freedom Charter, Treason Trial [4:36]
July 12, 2002 Durban, South Africa. Interview segment about Freedom Charter, Treason Trial [4:36]
Vish Suparsad
October 17, 2002 Durban, South Africa. Interview segment about Black Consciousness Movement [1:25]
October 17, 2002 Durban, South Africa. Interview segment about Black Consciousness Movement [1:25]
