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Interview With Joan Gerig, Jessica Peoples
Interview With Joan Gerig, Jessica Peoples
Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement
Length: 192 minutes
Oral history interview of Joan Gerig by Jessica Peoples
Gerig begins by describing her radicalization in Botswana between 1977 and 1980 when she lived and built correspondence schools for South African refugees fleeing Soweto after the Uprising of 1976. She explains how, upon returning to the U.S., she became a liaison between the religious community and the anti-apartheid movement. She details her role in organizing the annual “Standing for the Truth” campaign. She also mentions her participation in coalitions such as CCIDSA, CCISSA, the Mozambique Solidarity Network, the Church of the Brethren in South Africa Network, Evangelical …
Interview With Jeremiah Wright, Arlen Parsa
Interview With Jeremiah Wright, Arlen Parsa
Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement
Length: 175 minutes
Oral history interview of Jeremiah Wright by Arlen Parsa
Rev. Wright begins by describing his family, his “atypical” childhood, and his early aspirations to become a seminary professor. He explains the impact that the civil rights sit-ins had on his perspective and direction of his career path, attending college, joining the military, and entering the seminary. He explains how he became involved in the anti-Apartheid movement through his acquaintance with South African students in Chicago, his participation in TransAfrica and Commission for Racial Justice, and his involvement in divestment efforts within the churches. He reviews the history …
Interview With Kathy Devine, Deseree Zimmerman
Interview With Kathy Devine, Deseree Zimmerman
Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement
Length: 112 minutes
Oral history interview of Kathy Devine by Deseree Zimmerman
In this interview, Kathleen Devine recounts her political interests and activist work in the anti-Apartheid movement. She begins with recounting her childhood in Chicago and how she first became aware of the political and social realities of the day, with the assassination of JFK and witnessing the Civil Rights Movement. She discusses her time at St. Louis University, George Washington University, and how she came to work for the Department of Treasury. She explains how, when she returned to Chicago, she learned of the anti-Apartheid movement through the …