cover image: Michigan State University Libraries Africana librarian Peter Limb interviews documentary filmmaker Peter Davis talks about his career, and his work to end Apartheid in South Africa

Michigan State University Libraries Africana librarian Peter Limb interviews documentary filmmaker Peter Davis talks about his career, and his work to end Apartheid in South Africa

2004

Documentary filmmaker Peter Davis talks about his career, and his work to end Apartheid in South Africa. Peter Limb, MSU Libraries Area Studies Librarian, interviews Davis. Davis recalls his youth in London during WWII, university, teaching, and his move to film production. He explains how he became associated with Citizens Association for Racial Equality (C.A.R.E.) and developed an interest in Africa. Davis also describes film making in South Africa, the Soweto Uprising, his relationship with the Mandelas, and his efforts to preserve South African films. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
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Authors

Davis, Peter, 1933

Collection
G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Contributor
Limb, Peter Michigan State University. African Studies Center Vincent Voice Library
Dates
Soweto Uprising, 1976
Place Discussed
South Africa Africa
Provider
Michigan Service Hub
Published in
South Africa
Rights
In Copyright
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c35b40bc7c90547386fb659d68b8bcb3

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