US reaction to shooting of protesters in South Africa

Title

US reaction to shooting of protesters in South Africa

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Mar 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:01:54

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on a press conference (with excerpts) by US President Ronald Reagan about the shooting of protesters by police in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Reagan insists the US will not change its foreign policy towards South Africa.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan

Keywords

USA; Police; South Africa; Political protests; Apartheid; Violence; Demonstrations; Policing practice; Foreign policy; Black African peoples

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