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Ten O'Clock News; Teko Manong
06/21/1990
David Boeri profiles Teko Manong, a South African exile, author and playwright, who has been living in the US for thirty years. Boeri notes that Manong was jailed in South Africa for anti-apartheid activities. Manong escaped from prison and fled to Ghana and then to the US. Interview with Manong, who talks about apartheid in South Africa and his participation in the defiance campaign and the potato boycott in South Africa in the 1950s. Manong talks about Nelson Mandela. Manong tells Boeri that his plays have received little critical recognition or success in the US. He says that his time in exile has been wasted. Manong says that he does not want to return to South Africa because he does not trust white South Africans. Boeri reports that black playwrights like Manong have found little success with US audiences. He notes that Manong has been supporting himself by working in the kitchen of a local restaurant. Boeri adds that Manong represents the thwarted hopes of many black South Africans. Boeri's report includes footage of Manong working in the kitchen of a restaurant.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
Teko Manong
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:03:48
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-
- Apartheid
- Authors
- South Africa
- Locations
- Boston (Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- Boeri, David (Reporter)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Teko Manong,” 06/21/1990, GBH Archives, accessed December 4, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4189908B7B4B44F98D31D6277870C326.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Teko Manong.” 06/21/1990. GBH Archives. Web. December 4, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4189908B7B4B44F98D31D6277870C326>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; Teko Manong. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4189908B7B4B44F98D31D6277870C326