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Independent Lens | A Very Public Protest Against Apartheid | PBS

Duration: 01:46
Program: Independent Lens #1310
Broadcast Date: Jan. 19, 2012

On Thanksgiving Eve in 1984, Congressman Walter Fauntroy made national news when he and two other prominent protestors were arrested at the South African Embassy in Washington D.C. during a sit-in protest. Don't miss "From Selma to Soweto," the third episode of the landmark series, "Have You Heard from Johannesburg," airing January 19, 2012 (check local listings).

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