Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 (1940)

Directed by Zora Neale Hurston42mDocumentary

Field recordings of religious services in a South Carolina Gullah community. Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940 is a 1940 short documentary film which shows religious services taking place in a South Carolina Gullah community. In 2005, Commandment Keeper Church was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Year
1940
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
24 March 1940
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6.5 (11)
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Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston
Herself
R
Reverend George Washington
Himself
I
Izora Robinson
Self
H
Hugh Washington
Self
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May Belle Washington
Self
C
Carrie Belle Washington
Self
H
Hattie Mae Washington
Self
J
Julia Jones
Self
H
Henry Moore
Self
R
Reuben Stephenson
Self
W
Willie Robinson
Self
F
Frank Bates
Self
C
Carrie Roberts
Self

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