Black Man’s Land (3 Parts)
- Synopsis
- 3: Critically assesses Jomo Kenyatta’s political career as a nationalist and a man in power.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Year of production
- 1973
- Availability
- Sale; 1997 sale: £42.50 (inc VAT +p&p) each part
- Subjects
- History; Politics & government
- Keywords
- Africa; biographies; colonial history; Kenya; Kenyatta, Jomo; Mau Mau; revolutionary movements
Credits
- Director
- Anthony Howarth; David Koff
- Contributor
- Bruce Parsons; Roger Buck
Sections
- Title
- White man’s country
- Synopsis
- 1: Old photographs, archive film and personal reminiscences recreate the colonial period in Kenya. The origins of the conflict between black and white. How Africans reacted to colonialism.
- Title
- Mau Mau
- Synopsis
- 2: Tries to show that the common understanding of 'Mau Mau' is a myth, created and sustained by little more than propaganda and fear. Suggests that the movement was a political and military response to repression and armed aggression.
- Title
- Kenyatta
- Synopsis
- 3: Critically assesses Jomo Kenyatta's political career as a nationalist and a man in power.
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
African Video Centre
- info@africanvideocentre.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.africanvideocentre.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7732 5460
- Fax
- 020 7732 6897
- Address
- 92 Peckham High Street
London
SE15 5ED
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