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Season 19 Episode 10 - Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela
In the wake of his stepfather’s death, Thomas Allen Harris embarks on a journey of reconciliation with the man who raised him as a son but whom he could never call "father." As part of the first wave of black South African exiles, Harris’s stepfather, B. Pule Leinaeng, and his eleven comrades left their home in Bloemfontein in 1960. They told the world about the brutality of the apartheid system and raised support for the fledgling African National Congress and its leader, Nelson Mandela. Drawing upon the memories of the surviving disciples and their families, along with the talent of young South African actors who portray their harrowing experiences, Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela tells an intimate story of family and home against the backdrop of a global movement for freedom. A co-production of the Independent Television Service (ITVS), in association with P.O.V./American Documentary and the National Black Programming Consortium.
Episodes in Season 19
No More Tears Sister
60 min
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball
60 min
Tintin and I
60 min
The Fall of Fujimori
60 min
The Tailenders
60 min
Al Otro Lado
60 min
Lomax the Songhunter
60 min
Waging a Living
60 min
The Boys of Baraka
60 min
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela
60 min
No Bigger Than a Minute
60 min
Maquilapolis: City of Factories
60 min
My Country, My Country
60 min
Lawn
60 min