<I>Black and White in South Africa</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1957
name: label: Directed by
content: John Howe, Canadian, 1926 - 2008
label: Written by
content: Ronald Dick
label: Written by
content: William Weintraub, Canadian, 1926 - 2017
label: Narrated by
content: Edgar McInnis, Canadian, 1899 - 1973
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Caption
content: This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
label: Description
content: A documentary film with the title Black and White in South Africa. It consists of a single reel of black-and-white 16mm acetate film with sound.
label: Description
content: Through the use of contextual narration by Edgar McInnis, archival footage, reenactments and still imagery, the documentary explores the causes and consequences of Apartheid in South Africa. The opening scenes focus on early encounters between the Dutch and native peoples of southern Africa. Other scenes and topics explored include conflicts between the British and the Dutch in the 19th century; the conflict between Dingane, king of the Zulus, and the settlers on December 16, 1938 at Blood River; discovery of natural resources such as diamond and gold; the circumstances that led to the Boer War and the mass death of women and children in concentration camps; the circumstances that led to Apartheid and relations between South Africa's white population and the Bantu people; South Africa's "separate but parallel" doctrine; the arguments used to defend South Africa's racial segregation, such as fears of miscegenation and the economic concerns of poor whites; as well as the rise of anti-Apartheid groups such as the African National Congress, the Black Sash and other protest groups. The documentary ends with the host making an appeal for racial equity in South Africa.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: South Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: British colonialism
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Dutch colonialism
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
label: Movement
content: Anti-apartheid movements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.77.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: documentaries
label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: black-and-white films (visual works)
label: Type
content: short subjects
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 28 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 1000 Feet