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Title: The life of Africaner : a Namacqua chief of South Africa
Date: 1849
Collection: Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America

Title: Congo's kraal
Date: 18xx
Collection: Shaping the Values of Youth: Sunday School Books in 19th Century America

Title: Above below : the hierarchy of labor in South African mines
Creator: Unite, Jeannette
Date: 2017-10-10
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Jeannette Unite, South African artist and instructor at the University of Cape Town, delivers a talk entitled "Above below : the hierarchy of labor in South African mines." Unite says that the goal of her art is to document the working conditions of South African miners in a visual format. She goes on to describe the hardships which South African miners face on a daily basis. She answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by John P. Beck, professor, Michigan State University...
Show moreJeannette Unite, South African artist and instructor at the University of Cape Town, delivers a talk entitled "Above below : the hierarchy of labor in South African mines." Unite says that the goal of her art is to document the working conditions of South African miners in a visual format. She goes on to describe the hardships which South African miners face on a daily basis. She answers questions from the audience. The event is convened by John P. Beck, professor, Michigan State University School of Human Resources and Labor Relations.
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Title: Michigan State University African Studies Director David Wiley interviews Dr. Howard E. Wolpe on his work for social justice in South Africa
Creator: Wolpe, Howard
Date: 2003-12-08
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Dr. Howard E. Wolpe, Africa Project Director at the Smithsonian's Woodrow Wilson International Center and former U.S. Congressman from Michigan, discusses his involvement in efforts for social justice in South Africa, both as an academic and a politician. Wolpe is interviewed by Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center. Wolpe describes how he became interested in Africa as a graduate student at Boston University and coming to Western Michigan University in 1967 to teach...
Show moreDr. Howard E. Wolpe, Africa Project Director at the Smithsonian's Woodrow Wilson International Center and former U.S. Congressman from Michigan, discusses his involvement in efforts for social justice in South Africa, both as an academic and a politician. Wolpe is interviewed by Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center. Wolpe describes how he became interested in Africa as a graduate student at Boston University and coming to Western Michigan University in 1967 to teach African studies. He also talks about his rise in politics and his involvement, as a Michigan legislator and U.S. Representative, in African issues at a time of significant change on the continent. He discusses his anti-apartheid efforts in South Africa and at Michigan State University and his more recent experiences as part of the Clinton administration and his work at Smithsonian. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
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Title: Michigan State University African Studies Director David Wiley and librarian Peter Limb interview H. Lynn Jondahl on his education, ministerial and political career, anti-apatheid activties, and student activism at MSU
Creator: Jondahl, Lynn
Date: 2005-02-04
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: H. Lynn Jondahl talks about growing up in Iowa, becoming an ordained minister in 1962 after graduating from the Yale Divinity School and coming to East Lansing in 1966 to develop a campus ministry program. He says that he became a campus activist and was eventuallyelected to the Michigan State House in 1972. Jondahl comments on student activism at MSU, freedom of expression,and protests against CIA recruitment on campus and the Vietnam War. He also talks about his efforts to persuade MSU and...
Show moreH. Lynn Jondahl talks about growing up in Iowa, becoming an ordained minister in 1962 after graduating from the Yale Divinity School and coming to East Lansing in 1966 to develop a campus ministry program. He says that he became a campus activist and was eventuallyelected to the Michigan State House in 1972. Jondahl comments on student activism at MSU, freedom of expression,and protests against CIA recruitment on campus and the Vietnam War. He also talks about his efforts to persuade MSU and the State of Michigan to divest from South Africa in protest of Apartheid, and introducing anti-apartheid legislation. Interviewed by David Wiley, Professor of Sociology and Director of the MSU African Studies Center. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
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Title: Professor David Wiley, former Director of the Michigan State University African Studies Center, is interviewed by MSU Librarian Peter Limb and John Metzler, MSU Professor of Education
Creator: Wiley, David, 1935-
Date: 2012-11-20
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Professor David Wiley, former Director of the Michigan State University African Studies Center, is interviewed by MSU Librarian Peter Limb and John Metzler, MSU Professor of Education. Wiley reflects on his youth in Harrisburg, Illinois and an upbringing of manual labor and familiarity with rural life which he says prepared him for his career studying Africa. Wiley describes attending Yale Divinity school and going to Africa on an internship to work on race issues. He talks about life in...
Show moreProfessor David Wiley, former Director of the Michigan State University African Studies Center, is interviewed by MSU Librarian Peter Limb and John Metzler, MSU Professor of Education. Wiley reflects on his youth in Harrisburg, Illinois and an upbringing of manual labor and familiarity with rural life which he says prepared him for his career studying Africa. Wiley describes attending Yale Divinity school and going to Africa on an internship to work on race issues. He talks about life in Rhodesia and Southern Africa, Apartheid, poverty, education, religion, and class. Wiley also explains why he came to MSU after teaching at the University of Wisconsin, appreciating the activism at MSU, and his relations with other faculty associated with the African Studies Center. Wiley describes a number of MSU initiatives in Africa, his activity in the anti-Apartheid movement and finally visiting a free South Africa. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the MSU African Studies Center.
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Title: Taming the shop floor in South Africa : Black workers in the struggle against apartheid, 1973-1985
Creator: Lichtenstein, Alexander C.
Date: 2012-09-21
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Alex Lichtenstein, professor of history at Indiana University, delivers a talk entitled, "Taming the Shop Floor in South Africa: Black Workers in the Struggle Against Apartheid, 1973 - 1985". Lichtenstein reflects on the history of labor struggles during Apartheid and ties them to a strike by miners in August of 2012 under the ANC government. He describes oppression and attempts to resolve the 1973 strikes and compares this with the ANC's brutal reaction to the current mine strike....
Show moreAlex Lichtenstein, professor of history at Indiana University, delivers a talk entitled, "Taming the Shop Floor in South Africa: Black Workers in the Struggle Against Apartheid, 1973 - 1985". Lichtenstein reflects on the history of labor struggles during Apartheid and ties them to a strike by miners in August of 2012 under the ANC government. He describes oppression and attempts to resolve the 1973 strikes and compares this with the ANC's brutal reaction to the current mine strike. Lichtenstein comments on white union member resistance to blacks joining unions and a move by the government to expand the "works committees" to control the blacks and temper their aspirations. A question and answer session follows. Lichtenstein is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum. Held at the MSU Museum.
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Title: Retired scholar Robert D. Vassen talks about his upbringing in South Africa and his involvement in African National Congress
Creator: Vassen, Robert, 1937-
Date: 2005-01-07
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Robert D. Vassen, retired Associate Director of the English Language Center at Michigan State University is interviewed by John Metzler, African Studies Center Outreach Coordinator and Peter Limb, Michigan State University Librarian and Africana Bibliographer. Vassen discusses growing up in South Africa during the late 1940's and 1950's as an Indian and living in the Indian community of Fordsburg, near Johannesburg. Vassen says he was active in the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress and in 1962,...
Show moreRobert D. Vassen, retired Associate Director of the English Language Center at Michigan State University is interviewed by John Metzler, African Studies Center Outreach Coordinator and Peter Limb, Michigan State University Librarian and Africana Bibliographer. Vassen discusses growing up in South Africa during the late 1940's and 1950's as an Indian and living in the Indian community of Fordsburg, near Johannesburg. Vassen says he was active in the Transvaal Indian Youth Congress and in 1962, joined the illegal military wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Forced into exile in London in 1964, Vassen says he continued to be an active member of the ANC and edited "Letters From Robben Island: a selection of Ahmed Kathrada's prison correspondence, 1964-1989."
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Title: 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
Creator: Davis, Peter, 1933-
Date: 2004-04-13
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: 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...
Show moreDocumentary 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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Title: U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaks to Nashua, Hew Hampshire high school students
Creator: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Date: 1978-02-18
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Jimmy Carter delivers a brief speech to Nashua, Hew Hampshire high school students then answers their questions about: the coal strike, civil service, Egypt, the federal budget, religion, plans for a second term, the CIA, energy, the Panama Canal Treaty, nuclear power, foreign aid, South Africa, Apartheid, and affording a college education.

Title: Michigan State University African Studies Director David Wiley and librarian Peter Limb interview MSU professor William Derman about his effort to combine intellectual engagement with political activism and social change
Creator: Derman, William
Date: 2005-12-21
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Dr. William Derman, Michigan State University Professor of Anthropology, talks about his career-long effort to combine intellectual engagement with political activism and social change. Derman is interviewed by Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center and Peter Limb, MSU Libraries Area Studies Librarian. Derman recalls his time at the University of Michigan, joining Students for a Democratic Society, teaching African American students in Detroit, his anti-war efforts, and...
Show moreDr. William Derman, Michigan State University Professor of Anthropology, talks about his career-long effort to combine intellectual engagement with political activism and social change. Derman is interviewed by Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center and Peter Limb, MSU Libraries Area Studies Librarian. Derman recalls his time at the University of Michigan, joining Students for a Democratic Society, teaching African American students in Detroit, his anti-war efforts, and his work as an anti-Apartheid activist. He also talks about his work in South Africa with land use planning, water rights, and education and later shifting his focus to Zimbabwe to assist development and resettlement projects. Derman questions the ability of younger faculty and students to be engaged both as academics and citizens. He sees a low level of activism in the current faculty and student body and is not sure how the community will respond to current and future challenges. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
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Title: Michigan State University African Studies Director David Wiley and librarian Peter Limb interview Harris Frank Beeman on his involvement in social justice for South Africa
Creator: Beeman, Harris F.
Date: 2003-12-12
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Harris Frank Beeman discusses his involvement in social justice for South Africa, a cause he pursued while serving as Michigan State University's tennis coach and Director of Intramural Sports, and Recreation Services. Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center, and Peter Limb, MSU Libraries Area Studies Librarian, interview Beeman. Beeman describes his early involvement in civil rights issues in the U.S. and leading fair housing protests in East Lansing in the 1960s. He also...
Show moreHarris Frank Beeman discusses his involvement in social justice for South Africa, a cause he pursued while serving as Michigan State University's tennis coach and Director of Intramural Sports, and Recreation Services. Dr. David Wiley, Director of the MSU African Studies Center, and Peter Limb, MSU Libraries Area Studies Librarian, interview Beeman. Beeman describes his early involvement in civil rights issues in the U.S. and leading fair housing protests in East Lansing in the 1960s. He also talks about getting involved with the South African Liberation Committee (SALC) in the 1970s at MSU, spearheading efforts to get selective purchase policies passed by East Lansing City Council and the MSU Board of Trustees, and pushing the University and the State of Michigan to divest from holdings in South Africa. Part of the African Studies Interview Series sponsored by the MSU Libraries and the African Studies Center.
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Title: Press conference held on October 27, 1977
Creator: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Date: 1977-10-27
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Carter announces sanctions against weapons sales to South Africa because of the deprivation of human rights; discusses his own energy and social security legislation programs.

Title: Provocative parallels : the libertaion struggle and the U.S. civil rights movement--a special Project 60/50 brown bag lunch conversation
Date: 2014-03-31
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Dr. C. Kurt Dewhurst, Michigan State University Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives for University Outreach and Engagement, MSU Museum Curator, and Museum Director Emeritus, hosts a panel discussion titled, "Provocative Parallels: The Liberation Struggle and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement - A Special Project 60/50 Brown Bag Lunch Conversation." The conversation compares and contrasts the Liberation Struggle in South Africa with the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Participants explore the...
Show moreDr. C. Kurt Dewhurst, Michigan State University Director of Arts and Cultural Initiatives for University Outreach and Engagement, MSU Museum Curator, and Museum Director Emeritus, hosts a panel discussion titled, "Provocative Parallels: The Liberation Struggle and the U.S. Civil Rights Movement - A Special Project 60/50 Brown Bag Lunch Conversation." The conversation compares and contrasts the Liberation Struggle in South Africa with the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Participants explore the connections as part of the MSU Project 60/50 thematic year linking exploration and study with public commemoration and remembrance, intertwined with many cultural expressions focused on civil and human rights. Panelists are: Dr. Peter Alegi, MSU Professor of History, Dr. Joe T. Darden, MSU Professor of Geography and African and African-American Studies, MSU Professor Kristi L. Bowman, College of Law, and Dr. Peter Limb, MSU Librarian and Professor of History. The session is held in conjunction with new exhibitions on Ahmed "Kathy" Kathrada and Ruby Bridges at the MSU Museum and "The Greater Lansing Sites of Conscience Project". Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
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Title: 1937 Packard touring sedan, surrounded by men and dogs on a fox hunt
Date: 1937
Collection: Making of Modern Michigan
Description: 6.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of eight 1937 surrounded by men and dogs on a fox hunt. Inscribed on photo back: Packard super eight, fifteenth series, model 1502, 8-cylinder, 135-horsepower, 139-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring sedan (body type #1014), near Johannesburg South Africa.

Title: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the death of Nelson Mandela
Creator: Obama, Barack
Date: 2013-12-05
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: President Obama, speaking on the death of Nelson Mandela, says Mandela "no longer belongs to us; he belongs to the ages." Obama reflects on Mandela's legacy, his journey from prisoner to President of South Africa, describes Mandela's influence on his own life, and says Mandela bent the arc of the moral universe toward justice.

Title: On the waterfront in Durban and San Francisco : longshoremen and social movement unionism, 1934-1994
Creator: Cole, Peter, 1969-
Date: 2015-04-24
Collection: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Description: Dr. Peter Cole, professor of history at Western Illinois University, delivers a talk entitled, "On the waterfront in Durban and San Francisco : longshoremen and social movement unionism, 1934-1994." Dr. Cole discusses the relationship between South Africa and the U.S. along with the evolution of the city-ports Durban and San Francisco. He is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU...
Show moreDr. Peter Cole, professor of history at Western Illinois University, delivers a talk entitled, "On the waterfront in Durban and San Francisco : longshoremen and social movement unionism, 1934-1994." Dr. Cole discusses the relationship between South Africa and the U.S. along with the evolution of the city-ports Durban and San Francisco. He is introduced by Michigan State University Professor John P. Beck. Part of the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series co-sponsored by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations and the MSU Museum. Held in the MSU Museum Auditorium.
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Title: Defend SAAWU : an injury to one is an injury to all
Creator: MEDU Art Ensemble (Gaborone, Botswana)
Date: 1983/1984
Collection: Africana Posters Collection
Description: Silkscreen poster shows three men. Two have their fists raised. The other one appears to have a bandage around his head. Title and image is in black and the subtitle is in white. Ink fades from brownish black to black from top to bottom.

Title: Art toward social development : an exhibition of South African Art
Creator: MEDU Art Ensemble (Gaborone, Botswana)
Date: 1982
Collection: Africana Posters Collection
Description: Lithograph poster shows figure in beret and blindfolded on a tightrope. In his back pocket are a pencil and a paintbrush. Below him are images of a city divided by the tightrope. On the right side are large fenced in houses with pools, cars, and military tanks on the street. On the left are smaller, tightly packed houses with black figures in the streets. In the distance of both sides is a city scape. On the right are tall buildings, and on the left are buildings very close together with...
Show moreLithograph poster shows figure in beret and blindfolded on a tightrope. In his back pocket are a pencil and a paintbrush. Below him are images of a city divided by the tightrope. On the right side are large fenced in houses with pools, cars, and military tanks on the street. On the left are smaller, tightly packed houses with black figures in the streets. In the distance of both sides is a city scape. On the right are tall buildings, and on the left are buildings very close together with smoke stacks. Title and information on the exhibition are below image. Image text are bordered in burgundy.
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Title: Defend SAAWU : an injury to one is an injury to all
Creator: MEDU Art Ensemble (Gaborone, Botswana)
Date: 1983/1984
Collection: Africana Posters Collection
Description: Silkscreen poster shows three men. Two have their fists raised. The other one appears to have a bandage around his head. Title and image is in black and the subtitle is in white. Ink fades from black to brownish black from top to bottom.

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