Polaroid in South Africa Program 820 Original Airdate: 3/3/1978 Subject Keywords Afro-American women Afro-Americans in television broadcasting Apartheid - South Africa Press conferences Social responsibility of business Television broadcasting of news United States - Relations - South Africa Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Ballard, Loraine Chunn, Kelly Hunter, Caroline Land, Dr. Edwin Lenzner, Robert Vilakazi, Themba Corporate Names Polaroid Corporation Program Description Program focuses on Polaroid's decision on November 21, 1977 to cut off all business ties with South Africa, making it the first major American firm to withdraw from the country for political reasons. Host Stephen Curwood speaks with Boston Globe reporter Robert Lenzner, People Against National Identity Cards representative Caroline Hunter (who lost her job with Polaroid in 1970 for protesting the company's policy in South Africa), and African National Congress member Themba Vilakazi about Polaroid's history in South Africa, Lenzner's news article that spurred the withdrawal, the denial of Polaroid management that they knew their agreement with their distributor in South Africa was in violation; and the impact of the withdrawal on Black South Africans. Additional segments include an excerpt of a press conference with Dr. Edwin Land (Polaroid's founder), the "Say Brother News" with reporters Margaret Tarter, Leah Fletcher, and Karen Holmes, and the "Community Calendar." Producer Barbara Barrow-Murray Associate Producer Director David Atwood Host Stephen Curwood Guests Caroline Hunter Robert Lenzner Themba Velakazi Others Leah Fletcher (reporter) Karen Holmes (reporter) Margaret Tarter (reporter) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-03372 Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-00467A Preservation master D3 cassette AD3-00541 Preservation master digital beta cassette AP-01537A Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-01537 Viewing copy 3/4" cassette -1 (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy 3/4" cassette -2 (item number not yet assigned) Viewing copy VHS cassette (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.