White Africa
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1994.21.247
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content: REMC 2 educational film collection
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (1,471 feet, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Edited film produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation documents a predominantly Afrikaner nationalist perspective on the apartheid system of South Africa. The film is driven by Afrikaners commentary discussing religious, economic, and evolutionary justification for the stratification of the races through denial/restriction of career opportunities, education, and residential access. The ways in which the system of apartheid has proven itself prosperous for the country through economic limitation imposed, resulting in a social structure of cheap labor for the production of raw materials which drive the country's economy. The Afrikaner perspective is presented through voice-over and accompanying footage, which contradicts a view that the apartheid system is governed by the concept of "separate but equal. Included are images of public race-specific signs, pedestrian activity in various cities, aerial views of Cape Town, Xhosa women in Transkei, and African children singing "Nkosi Sikelele Afrika."

Legacy Keywords: Racism ; Nationalism