16mm film: 'The Dumping Grounds'
MS. Oxfam COM/5/4/41
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
16mm film: 'The Dumping Grounds'
Shelfmark
MS. Oxfam COM/5/4/41
Summary
A report from two 'homelands' in South Africa from which whites are banned. The film crew enters Huruman and Wyk, despite official refusal of their request. They show how black people evicted from white areas are 'dumped' in areas that cannot support them, and the resulting malnutrition. A Granada 'World in Action' film.
Date
1971
Language
English
Physical extent
1 reel
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16mm film: 'The Dumping Grounds'
