Racism and racial segregation are forms of discrimination traditionally based on undeserved economic, social and political orders. These principles transform, reinvent themselves and continue to manifest themselves in modern societies, causing severe mental scars and perpetuating profound inequalities and poverty. Colonialism in the British Caribbean illustrated by the film “Island in the Sun,” which is chronologically the first, and postcolonialism in Africa illustrated by “Cry Freedom” have similarities and clear differences. Both films are used to portray the socio-political issues of the society. From the marginalization of Black people socially, politically and economically to the notable use of laws that exploit, ostracize and impede the advancement of Black people by dividing them in the process. The films are notable for their notable differences, in “Cry Freedom,” Apartheid laws developed after the 20th century were codified that established legal barriers to white domination and racial separation. Racial discrimination was systematized and outlawed marriage between blacks and whites and sanctioned certain jobs for whites only. “The Island of the Sun,” on the other hand, attempts to unionize the workforce to help blacks gain power because until then blacks could not work in certain areas. While both films reflect different time periods, they simultaneously reflect the colonial mentality's hold on mental realities within the Bahamas. In "Island in the Sun" we see the Caribbean in the 1950s, historically during this period there was "de jure" racial segregation between the two different groups: blacks and whites. What black people could and couldn't do was very present in this film. Here we see the character of David Boyhe, a mixed character... middle of paper... who could give rise to a movement whose ultimate triumph would be majority rule and the dismantling of the apartheid system that inhibited black Bahamians . socially, politically, and economically (Martin and Storr 21). Works Cited Barlas, Robert. The Bahamas. TarryTown: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2000.Bethel, Nicolette. “Generating the Bahamas.” College of The Bahamas Research Journal XIII (2003). “Cry Freedom”. Dir. Richard Attenborough. Perf. Denzel Washington. 1987. Martin, Ninth. "I am a man. Political awakening and revolt of 1942 in the Bahamas." Journal of Caribbean History, 41 (1&2) (2008): 3.McCartney, Donald M. Bahamian Culture and Factors Affecting It. Pittsburg: Dorrance Publishing Co, inc, 2004.Wolpe, Harold. "'Capitalism and cheap labor in South Africa: from segregation to apartheid'". Economy and society 1(4) (1972): 425-456.