Report from Africa: Part I
odd: label: General
content: Local Number: HSFA 1994.19.67
name: label: Collection Film distributor
content: Pennsylvania State University. Audio-Visual Services
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content: Penn State educational film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (1850 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1956
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: Film reels
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content: From the CBS television program "See it now" ; Edited film produced by CBS news provides a brief survey of pressing political concerns occurring in various African countries. The film features footage of political leaders and activists, such as Kwame Nkrumah, Lord Malvern, Edward R. Murrow, Sir Roy Welensky, and William Tubman, during interviews and public speeches. Topics addressed include colonialism, apartheid, and African nations' struggle for sovereignty. Additionally, explored are the South African Black Sash Movement, Soviet involvement in African independence movements, and the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya. The countries featured are Ghana (Gold Coast), Kenya, Liberia, South Africa, Congo, Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia), and Zambia (Northern Rhodesia).

Legacy Keywords:  Colonization ; Nationalism ; Segregation ; Gold Coast ; Ghana ; Kenya ; Liberia ; South Africa ; Congo (Democratic Republic) ; Zimbabwe ; Zambia ; Victoria Falls ; Africa