Black and white in South Africa

Series: Commonwealth of Nations Series

Duration: 0:30:00

Genre: Documentary | Educational | Historical | Political

Year Published: 1957

Creator: McGraw-Hill Book Company: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Reports on the present developments and future plans for the program of apartheid in the Union of South Africa. Recapitulates significant historical events and political movements which led to the present policy. Includes the arrival of the Dutch and their relationship with native Hottentot tribesmen; the coming of the British settlers which resulted in conflicts with the Dutch; the Great Trek and the Boers' battle with the Zulus; the Boer War; and the eventual political victory of the Afrikaner Nationalists which resulted in a national policy of apartheid. Indicates the beliefs which underlie the conflicts among the Bantu, the British, and the Boers. Outlines the present policy of rigid racial separation in the Union and projects eventual results of this policy into the future.

Complete Record: , Reports on the present developments and future plans for the program of apartheid in the Union of South Africa. Recapitulates significant historical events and political movements which led to the present policy. Includes the arrival of the Dutch and their relationship with native Hottentot tribesmen; the coming of the British settlers which resulted in conflicts with the Dutch; the Great Trek and the Boers' battle with the Zulus; the Boer War; and the eventual political victory of the Afrikaner Nationalists which resulted in a national policy of apartheid. Indicates the beliefs which underlie the conflicts among the Bantu, the British, and the Boers. Outlines the present policy of rigid racial separation in the Union and projects eventual results of this policy into the future.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.