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

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NR 42 minMar 24th, 1940Documentary
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".
StarringZora Neale HurstonReverend George WashingtonIzora Robinson
DirectorZora Neale Hurston

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Theatrical Release:March 24th, 1940
Original Language:English
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