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...society based on escapism," Waldorf says. "They want to escape from Black Africa...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Crossing the Roads of South Africa | 12/4/1986 | See Source »

...Waldorf says he went to Lesotho, an independent country surrounded by South Africa, at the age of 17 with his father, an economist who works for the World Bank and the United Nations. During this time, he attended university in South Africa for a few months...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Crossing the Roads of South Africa | 12/4/1986 | See Source »

...experience sparked an interest in South Africa, and four years later, Waldorf wrote his Government thesis on the possibilities for confederal reform in South Africa--he said the prospects for reform were poor. That year, he decided to apply for a Rotary Foundation grant to study for a year at the University of Capetown after he graduated...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Crossing the Roads of South Africa | 12/4/1986 | See Source »

...quite an experience to jump the political spectrum in addition to suffering from jet-lag," Waldorf says...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Crossing the Roads of South Africa | 12/4/1986 | See Source »

...March, Waldorf visited a Black township for the first time to attend a funeral for seven African National Congress members. The funeral march, made up of 30,000 mourners, struck Waldorf with its "exhilarating spirit." He says he found "a sense of unity and solidarity in the Black community. Yet three months later that unity had evaporated...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Crossing the Roads of South Africa | 12/4/1986 | See Source »

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