An evening to commemorate the Soweto Uprising which took place on June 16, 1984. Tracie Jones reads poetry and a representative of an African National Congress women’s group discusses demonstrations in Harlem, as well as international and UN pressure on the South African government to end apartheid. Other female poets, including June Jordan, share their works.
Art Against Apartheid: A commemoration for the Soweto Massacre
PRA Archive #:
IZ1152
Date Recorded On:
16 June 1984.
Date Broadcast On:
WBAI, 16 June 1984.
Item Duration:
1 reel (86 min.) : 7 1/2 ips. mono.
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Availability Notice:
This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica’s American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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- PRA Archive #: IZ1152
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- Program: Art Against Apartheid: A commemoration for the Soweto Massacre
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RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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- Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1984.
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- Poet: Tracie Jones

