Apartheid Part 4: 1978-1986

Dec 15, 1987 on PBS at 9:00 PM

Summary

When PW Botha became prime minister of South Africa two years after the Soweto uprising in 1976, he realized that apartheid must 'adapt or die.' Part 4 explores the reforms undertaken by Botha to maintain white supremacy, changes that have deeply div... (more)ided Afrikaners and have provoked explosive reactions from many blacks.

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