Continent of Africa: Land Below the Sahara
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content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1994.21.146
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content: REMC 2 educational film collection
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content: 1 Film reel (color sound; 792 feet, 16mm)
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content: 1963
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: Edited film produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films presents an overview of sub-Saharan Africa through the focus of geography and its influence on the continent's historical, social, and economic climate. Particular emphases is placed on the continent's rich natural resources, such as gold, diamonds, rubber, cocoa, sugarcane, and ivory and their role in the creation of a racially stratified labor force (which relies heavily upon the exploitation of Africans) and in turn, society. Also discusses the South African apartheid system, the European partitioning of Africa, Africa's involvement in the world economy, and educational disparities among poorer and typically non-White communities in South Africa. Cities featured in the film are Elizabethville, Johannesburg, and Leopoldville.     

Legacy Keywords: Ecology ; World politics