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Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

6.5/10 1940 42m Released
Documentary

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".

Director: Zora Neale Hurston
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Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston
Herself
 Reverend George Washington
Reverend George Washington
Himself
 Izora Robinson
Izora Robinson
Self
 Hugh Washington
Hugh Washington
Self
 May Belle Washington
May Belle Washington
Self
 Carrie Belle Washington
Carrie Belle Washington
Self
 Hattie Mae Washington
Hattie Mae Washington
Self
 Julia Jones
Julia Jones
Self
 Henry Moore
Henry Moore
Self
 Reuben Stephenson
Reuben Stephenson
Self
 Willie Robinson
Willie Robinson
Self
 Frank Bates
Frank Bates
Self

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