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Mau Mau Uprising: 1950S
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A gang in late 1950s New York City known for their violent attacks named themselves the Mau Maus, apparently after the fearsome reputation of the Kenyan rebels. Evangelist Nicky Cruz was a member of the Mau Maus when he renounced his violent ways and converted to Christianity. The 1970 movie, "The Cross and the Switchblade", starring Erik Estrada as Nicky Cruz depicts these events.
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When conventional military operations and bombing failed to defeat the Mau Mau insurgency in Kenya in the 1950s, the British formed teams of friendly Kikuyu tribesmen who went about pretending to be terrorists. These "pseudo gangs," as they were called, swiftly threw the Mau Mau on the defensive, either by befriending and then ambushing bands of fighters or by guiding bombers to the terrorists' camps.
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Abstract: Set in 1950 Kenya as British rule was being threatened by Mau Mau terrorists. A young Kikuyu boy is torn between the British for whom he works and the guerrilla freedom fighters who want him to join them. Complex and powerful story of the Kenyan freedom crusade. Director/Author: Harry Hook.
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