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Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940

The following excerpts are derived from 42 minutes of raw footage filmed by Zora Neale Hurston in the Sea Islands community of Beaufort, South Carolina. Audio was taken from field recordings in the Hurston Collection at the Library of Congress. The sound is not intended to synchronize with the image, and is provided here to suggest the atmosphere in which the footage was shot.

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  • Runtime 16 minutes
  • Special Position Airs after season 1
  • Special is Critical to Show's Story No
  • Created March 9, 2025 by
    gyinja
  • Modified March 9, 2025 by
    gyinja