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Freedom in Our Lifetime: South Africa's Struggle

The printed curriculum Freedom in Our Lifetime: South Africa's Struggle explores the history of South Africa, the development of a race-based society, and the decision by some members of the anti-apartheid movement to use violence to oppose the government's policies. (See detailed description and ordering information.)

Videos for Lessons: The videos below accompany lessons in the teacher's guide of the printed curriculum unit.

Videos for Readings follow the outline of the printed curriculum unit.

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Day One: Colonial South Africa: Moshoeshoe, the Boers, and the British

These videos can be used to supplement the Day 1 lesson plan in Freedom in Our Lifetime: South Africa's Struggle. The printed lesson introduces students to King Moshoeshoe and explores the Sotho people's resistance to white expansion in the nineteenth century. These videos offer additional depth and complexity to this lesson. The first video provides an excellent introduction to the topic. The next three videos offer an overview of African resistance to white colonization in the region. Students can use these videos to situate the experience of the Sotho within the wider context of African resistance. The final video looks at how the people of Lesotho have been affected by remaining independent from South Africa.

How did Moshoeshoe protect Lesotho from the Boers? [Jeff Guy - 2:51]

How did white colonization affect African societies? [Jeff Guy - 1:13]

How did Africans respond to white colonization? [Jeff Guy - 1:41]

What were the different ways Africans resisted colonization? [Jeff Guy - 2:54]

How did Lesotho's history shape the culture of its people? [Jeff Guy - 2:18]

Day Two: Poetry and Politics

These videos can be used to supplement the Day 2 lesson plan in Freedom in Our Lifetime: South Africa’s Struggle. The printed lesson has students explore the relationship between political events and poetry. The first video can be used to refresh students’ memories about what happened in Sharpeville in 1960, as they consider how this event may have changed the way people wrote about their experiences. If students have already read the Epilogue of the student text prior to the lesson, you may wish to have them watch the second clip and also consider the effects that the events in Soweto in 1976 may have had on personal expression.

How did Sharpeville affect the anti-apartheid movement? [Newell Stultz - 2:20]

How did the Soweto uprising contribute to the end of apartheid? [Fatima Meer - 2:39]

Day Four: Role-Playing the Three Options: Debate and Discussion

This video can be used to supplement the Day 4 lesson plan in Freedom in Our Lifetime: South Africa’s Struggle. In this lesson, students deliberate about the future of the anti-apartheid movement after the Sharpeville massacre. The following video can be used to set the stage at the beginning of the role play, to refresh students’ memories about this event and its consequences.

How did Sharpeville affect the anti-apartheid movement? [Newell Stultz - 2:20]