Following a 1980 trip to South Africa where he lectured to law students and faculty, George Christie discusses South African society, law, politics, and race relations. He argues that because of a lack of social consensus among the powerful minority of white Afrikaners and the other racial and political groups, prospects for the future of South Africa, particularly with regard to Apartheid, are dim. He is also pessimistic about the inevitability of racial violence. John Agresto, special projects officer at the National Humanities Center, joins this interview.
At the time of this interview, Christie, a Fellow at the Center (1980-81), was professor of legal philosophy at Duke University.
This edition of Soundings was conducted by Wayne J. Pond.
