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Say Brother; Guinea Bissau; Guinea Bissau Conflict
Part of Say Brother.
02/01/1972
This clip features an interview with Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) representative Gil Fernandes, who discusses his work, background, and the state of the war in Guinea Bissau. Overall the program examines the guerilla warfare underway in the African country of Guinea-Bissau as part of the campaign for independence being waged in that country. Program is divided into two segments: the first consisting of an on-location British film about Guinea-Bissau guerrilla troop B-30 as it proceeds to an attack site, the second of an interview with Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) representative Gil Fernandes, who discusses his work, background, and the state of the war. Film contains commentary by PAIGC founder Amilcar Cabral. Produced by John Slade. Directed by Russell Tillman.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Guinea Bissau
- Program Number
220
- Title
Guinea Bissau Conflict
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Original air date assumed to be in February of 1972. Program examines the guerilla warfare underway in the African country of Guinea Bissau as part of a campaign for self-determination. Program is divided into two segments: the first consisting of an on-location British film about one of the guerilla troops (B-30) as it proceeds to an attack site; the second consists of an interview with Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) representative Gil Fernandes, who discusses his work, background, and the state of the war. Film contains commentary by PAIGC founder Amilcar Cabral.
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Cabral, Amilcar, 1921-1973
- Guinea-Bissau--History--Revolution, 1963-1974
- Partido Africano da Independencia da Guine e Cabo Verde
- Fernandes, Gil
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Roy Campanella, Jr. Henry Johnson (Associate Producer)
- Tillman, Russell (Director)
- Slade, John (Producer)
- Lawrence, Carol (Associate Producer)
- Contributors
- Slade, John (Host)
- Lewis, Webster (Theme Music)
- Davis, Silas (Production Assistant)
- Smith, Kathy (Assistant Director)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Guinea Bissau; Guinea Bissau Conflict,” 02/01/1972, GBH Archives, accessed April 18, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5F502B6C4A8B4F75A0375CF894BEEB41.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Guinea Bissau; Guinea Bissau Conflict.” 02/01/1972. GBH Archives. Web. April 18, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5F502B6C4A8B4F75A0375CF894BEEB41>.
- APA: Say Brother; Guinea Bissau; Guinea Bissau Conflict. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_5F502B6C4A8B4F75A0375CF894BEEB41