CZM Rewind: The Whites' Last Stand & The Jamboree in Jamba
Weird Little Guys
Red Scorpion: Film as Propaganda
Molly summarizes Red Scorpion's plot, Dolph Lundgren's role, and its ties to South African military imagery.
Parts 5 & 6 of the South Africa arc.
The Whites' Last Stand
Original Air Date: 4.3.25
In the final days of apartheid, white extremists were getting desperate. That desperation contributed to one of the strangest political crises of the late 20th century.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naRGivc7Ong
Guelke, Adrian. “Political Violence and the South African Transition.” Irish Studies in International Affairs, vol. 4, 1993, pp. 59–68. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30001810.
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Death of Apartheid: The Whites’ Last Stand. (1995, May 28). Brian Lapping Associates.
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The Jamboree in Jamba
This is the very strange story of the time Dolph Lundgren starred in a piece of apartheid propaganda.
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Ivon, David. “Touting for South Africa: International Freedom Foundation.” Covert Action Information Bulletin, 1989.
Blumenthal, Sidney (December 1983). "Let Lehrman Be Reagan". The New Republic.
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