What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Sporting boycott of South Africa
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 24, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Sporting boycott of South Africa once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook argues that cultural sanctions were massively important because they made white South Africans feel isolated and hated by the world.
“yeah and i think the cultural sanctions actually are massively important as well because they create this sense of isolation a sense that the rest of the world hates you”
The Rest Is History: 682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6) (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 14:55
Episodes
682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)The Rest Is History · Jun 24, 2026 · 1 h 11 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace South Africa's anthem Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the fall of apartheid, and Nelson Mandela's use of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
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