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Interview With Willie Williamson, Lisa Duke
Interview With Willie Williamson, Lisa Duke
Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement
Length: 79 minutes
Oral history interview of Willie Williamson by Lisa Duke
Mr. Williamson begins by describing his childhood in Grenada, Mississippi, one of nine children, playing baseball and attending Sunday school, and growing up in the Jim Crow South. He recalls how he first learned of Apartheid through a food drive for South African refugees where they learned of the efforts to expel South Africa from the United Nations, which persuaded him and his wife to become involved. He explains how this led him and others to establish the National Anti-Imperialist Movement for Southern Africa Liberation (NAIMSAL). He describes …
Interview With Anne Evens, Beth Thenhaus
Interview With Anne Evens, Beth Thenhaus
Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement
Length: 84 minutes
Oral history interview of Anne Evens by Beth Thenhaus
Ms. Evens begins by recalling her childhood memories, growing up in Evanston with two academic parents. She began her work in activism during high school, demonstrating for stricter gun control laws and against racism. She explains how she first learned about Apartheid South Africa as she learned about the struggle of Palestinian people in Israel and the economic ties between the two countries. She explains how she became involved in anti-Apartheid efforts on her first day of college when she was introduced to the South African Divestment Coalition, …