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A White South African's Fight Against Apartheid

Janet Levine is a white, liberal South African woman and anti-apartheid activist. She later resigned from public office and exiled herself in the United States; she believed that whites' unavoidable complicity with racist policies undermined the efforts of black activists. Her memoir new memoir is called Inside Apartheid.

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Other segments from the episode on January 5, 1989

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 5, 1989: Interview with Janet Levine; Review of Sonic Youth's album "Daydream Nation"; Interview with Jane Kramer; Review of the film "Dangerous Liaisons."

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