<I>Blacks Britannica</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1978
name: label: Directed by
content: David Koff, American, 1939 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Courtney Hay, British
label: Subject of
content: Darcus Howe, British, 1943 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: Jessica Huntley, British, 1927 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Claudia Jones, Trinidadian, 1915 - 1964
label: Subject of
content: Ron Phillips, British, 1935 - 1998
label: Subject of
content: Colin Prescod, British, born 1944
label: Subject of
content: Tony Sealy
label: Subject of
content: Gus John, British, born 1945
label: Recorded by
content: Steel Pulse
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 Blacks Britannica. It consists of a single reel of color 16mm polyester film with optical sound.
label: Description
content: The documentary opens with alternating clips of a street protest and the band Steel Pulse performing in a studio before cutting to a scene with British sociologist Colin Prescod discussing racial discrimination against black people in England. In his opening statement he says that “Weren’t one weary of talking about conspiracy, one would say that there is clearly a conspiracy against blacks in this country.”
label: Description
content: The rest of the film utilizes a combination of interviews and archival footage to discuss racism in England. Some of the topics explored include the ghettoization of black people in England; West Indians migrating to England in search of better economic opportunities; as well as the difference in perspective between first-generation and second-generation West Indian immigrants. Additionally, there is some archival footage of interviews and speeches by British politicians such as Enoch Powell, Margaret Thatcher, Kingsley Reid, and others.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place filmed
content: England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Immigration
label: Topic
content: Migrations
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
setName: label: See more items in
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
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: 2017.55.63.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
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: polyester film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 50 Minutes
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Film): 1800 Feet