Posted on May 25, 2016 · Posted in Faculty Associates News, Publication News

RFK in the Land of Apartheid: A Ripple of Hope“ was recently screened at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) with filmmaker Larry Shore on hand to discuss the film. The documentary chronicles American Senator Robert Kennedy‘s visit to South Africa in 1966, recording many historical moments around his short visit, including the defiant meeting with then African National Congress (ANC) President Chief Albert Luthuli, then under a banning order. Known by his initials, “RFK” was part of the famous Kennedy political clan. He was assassinated in 1968.

Kenneth Kaplan, who teaches directing and writing in the Film/TV division at Wits University in Johannesburg, interviewed Shore, who is a Professor in the Department of Film & Media Studies, Hunter College, New York.

Read, “The time ‘the other Kennedy’ visited apartheid South Africa” by Kenneth Kaplan, University of the Witwatersrand.