When Voices Rise...

When Voices Rise... 2002 Released

Directed by Errol Williams

Documentary · 74 min

 

When Voices Rise... 2002 Released

Directed by Errol Williams

Documentary · 74 min

 

"When Voices Rise..." tells the important, but little-known story of dismantling segregation in the polite society that was Bermuda in the 1950s. Working in secret, the Progressive Group organized the 1959 Theatre Boycott to end segregation in movie theatres in Hamilton. Context is provided by those who protested against segregation and the limited franchise earlier in Bermuda by authoring a "Secret Document" that analyzed the social problems of the island.... see more

"When Voices Rise..." tells the important, but little-known story of dismantling segregation in the polite society that was Bermuda in the 1950s. Working in secret, the Progressive Group organized the 1959 Theatre Boycott to end segregation in movie theatres in Hamilton. Context is provided by those who protested against segregation and the limited franchise earlier in Bermuda by authoring a "Secret Document" that analyzed the social problems of the island.... see more
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RELEASED
Jul 5, 2002
COUNTRY
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LANGUAGE
EN
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English
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