Have You Heard from Johannesburg?: Apartheid and the Club of the West (2006)

This story explores the intricate drama of the anti-apartheid movement within the United States, a crucial ally of South Africa. African-Americans were central to the campaigns, which unfolded in boardrooms, universities, embassies, and ultimately in the US Congress. There, they achieved a remarkable victory against President Ronald Reagan, shifting US foreign policy. For the first time, African-Americans successfully changed the course of US policy, leading to sanctions against Pretoria, a nation once strongly supported by the US during the Cold War. This is part four of a six-part series documenting global anti-apartheid movements from 1946 to 1990.