South Africa - Fight for Citizenship

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1048
Date Released
4 Jul 1949
Date submitted
27 Jun 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: South Africa - Fight for Citizenship. DESCRIPTION: Citizens of Johannesburg send telegrams to Dr Malan in protest against the Citizenship Bill which causes a delay of 5 years before one can claim to be a citizen of South Africa. SHOTLIST: KS. Crowds in streets at mass meetings. Lord Mayor addresses meeting (not wearing chain of office). Various crowds meeting. Elevated MS citizens in streets, signing telegrams & sending them to the Government.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
Johannesburg
Card file number
52167
Credits:
Camera
H. Duncan Abraham
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
44
Story extras:
Film clip

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'South Africa - Fight for Citizenship', British Movietone News Issue No. 1048, 4 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15814 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)