Conscription of blacks in Rhodesia

Title

Conscription of blacks in Rhodesia

Genre

News report

TX Date

11 Jan 1979

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:50

Description

Peter Sharp reports from Rhodesia on the 1st day of conscription into national service for blacks. Used as a political move to appease the whites, as the whites have been doing national service for over a decade.

Contributors

Peter Sharp

Keywords

Politics; Interethnic relations; National service; Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Black African peoples

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