Edited by:

Tee Beveridge, American, 1923 - 1993  Search this

Narrated by:

Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976  Search this

Distributed by:

Council on African Affairs, American, 1942 - 1955  Search this

Owned by:

Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023  Search this

Medium:

acetate film

Dimensions:

Duration: 22 Minutes

Length (Film): 775 Feet

Type:

sound films

black-and-white films (visual works)

short subjects

16mm (photographic film size)

Place filmed:

South Africa, Africa

Place made:

Harlem, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1951

Caption:

"South Africa Uncensored" is an anti-apartheid film highlighting the African National Congress's struggle against the Union of South Africa government and its implementation of racial apartheid.

Description:

An anti-apartheid documentary short with the title South Africa Uncensored. It consists if a single reel of black-and-white 16mm acetate film with optical sound. It was distributed by the Council on African Affairs, edited by Hortense Beveridge, and narrated by Paul Robeson.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Africa  Search this

Documentary films  Search this

Film  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number:

2012.79.1.5.1a

Restrictions & Rights:

Public Domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Pearl Bowser Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Film and Video

Movement:

Anti-apartheid movements

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5409dce50-09d0-4705-9ff3-7653b6ab4dee

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.79.1.5.1a