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Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

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📜 Overview: 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".
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📆 Date Released: 1940-03-24
⌚ Running Time: 42 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

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Zora Neale Hurston original image
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Zora Neale Hurston
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Reverend George Washington
Izora Robinson original image
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Izora Robinson
Hugh Washington original image
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Hugh Washington
May Belle Washington original image
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May Belle Washington
Carrie Belle Washington original image
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Carrie Belle Washington
Hattie Mae Washington original image
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Hattie Mae Washington
Julia Jones original image
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Julia Jones
Henry Moore original image
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Henry Moore
Reuben Stephenson original image
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Reuben Stephenson
Willie Robinson original image
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Willie Robinson
Frank Bates original image
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Frank Bates
Carrie Roberts original image
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Carrie Roberts

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