Race Problems Around the World | Panorama

Duration: 50'30''

Synopsis

The main feature is a report by Robin Day from Pretoria, where Nelson Mandela and other defendants in the Rivonia Trial have been sentenced. Day interviews people who condemn the trial and sentence, including Helen Suzman, Alan Paton and Winnie Mandela. Additionally, Michael Charlton visits Chicago and speaks with Elijah Mohammed, leader of the militant black separatist group the Nation of Islam.

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