Word: africanizing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...first time I met Nathaniel Nakasa was at a discussion following a speech by the prominent white South African exile, Ronald Segal. Segal was regally propped in a large, red arm-chair, and Nakasa, a Nieman fellow, was stretched out on the living room rug. The contrast between the two South Africans was startling...
Next to Segal's virulent radicalism and brilliant repartee, punctuated by chopping gestures and arrogant asides, Nakasa's questions and answers were hesitant, painfully searching. When Segal, the white South African, was cynical, Nakasa, the black South African, was sincere. When Segal lashed out in bitterness against the South Africans, Nakasa became more reflective, as if to ask whether South Africa didn't have enough bitterness already...
...might expect Nat Nakasa to be bitter about South Africa. As an African, he has experienced a lifetime of restrictions under a system that discriminates between the races so strictly that Africans are not allowed to touch or handle the South African flag. "However distinguished an African may become," says Nakasa, "there is no hope of escaping his black skin. In fact, outstanding success in business or education often brings increased frustration...
...Feet Tall, handicapped by a title that suggests a doggedly inspirational outing for the very young, offers more enchantment per reel than most movies of twice its ambitions. This fresh, crackling and suspenseful African adventure story gives top billing to Veteran Edward G. Robinson, who bolsters the fun with his strongest performance in years...
Director Alexander Mackendrick keeps a tight hold on the story, smoothly matching it to the rhythm and color of strange locales-from teeming river ports to the wild game country where Sammy spends one dark African night silhouetted in a treetop, loudly and desperately singing "Pussycat, pussycat, where have you been?" But young McClelland projects courage without cuteness, and he is aided by consistently pungent dialogue. Forced to cope with the adult world, Sammy grows tough and wily, even puts on a bit, as when he embroiders details of his life at Port...