UN Radio Classics: "Towards Liberation" (1970)
Part 1: Life under Apartheid and Colonialism
A programme about the struggle for basic human rights and against racial segregation in South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Mozambique and Namibia.
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Part 2: The Struggle
How the struggle for liberation in Africa began and what happened when the early non-violent struggle was met with violence. Listen
Part 3: International Opinion
This programme analyzes the effects of the international community’s involvement in the liberation movement in Africa. Listen
Part 4: Hope or Despair
Hope for freedom in Africa and the end of racial segregation remains as fight against armed forces intensifies. Listen
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Photo Credits
1: The segregated stands of a sports arena in Bloemfontein, South Africa in 1969, were a reflection of an entire nation divided by the issue of race. (UN Photo/H Vassal);
2: A detachment of South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) soldiers firing mortar rounds against South African forces operating in their homeland of Namibia across the Angolan border in 1981. (UN Photo/Tadeusz Zagosdzinski)
3: Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar (left) meeting at UN Headquarters with Oliver Tambo of the African National Congress of South Africa (ANC) in 1982. (UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata)
4: South Africa held it's first all-race elections from April 26 to April 29, 1994. (UN Photo/Chris Sattlberger)