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A family of Liberia

Focuses on the Gbatu family in a Liberian mining town to contrast their westernized lifestyle with life in less industrialized areas of Liberia. Shows the family's western dress, use of English, and home which features modern appliances and views the automated mining operation for which John Gbatu works. Contrasts this with a visit to the family's 300 acre farm and a traditional village nearby. Observes the village market day and an initiation ceremony and ends as the children visit their grandfather who still practices the old ways.

Copyright

Registered 11Sep70 · MP20892 (Jul-Dec 1970) Copyright holder: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp Production company: Visual Education Centre

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, Focuses on the Gbatu family in a Liberian mining town to contrast their westernized lifestyle with life in less industrialized areas of Liberia. Shows the family's western dress, use of English, and home which features modern appliances and views the automated mining operation for which John Gbatu works. Contrasts this with a visit to the family's 300 acre farm and a traditional village nearby. Observes the village market day and an initiation ceremony and ends as the children visit their grandfather who still practices the old ways.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, catalog record
  2. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright

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