South African Protest

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1382A

Date Released

1 Dec 1955

Date submitted

Nov 1955

Date submitted

29 Nov 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Report on Cyprus
2. 2Turkish Parade
3. 3Geneva Horse Show
4. 4Indian Ovation for Bulganin
5. 5South African Protest
6. 6The Noble Art
7. 7The Noble Art
8. *The Cecil Opens

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Blacksash Protest Senate Election. DESCRIPTION: The scene is set outside the Senate House, in Pretoria, the story, a silent protest by South African women, objecting to the Senate Act. SHOTLIST: CU Black Sash women march in protest in streets of Pretoria. GV Pretoria Senate House (The Raadsaal). SCU and CU Black Sash picket the Raadsaal. CU sign pinned on women meaning ‘Honour the Constitution’.

Keywords

Women; Demonstrations

Locations

Johannesburg; South Africa; Pretoria

Card file number

65287

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

H. Duncan Abraham

Length of story (in feet)

56

Story extras:

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