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Trade Review
"This is a book for movie buffs, Black history enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates solid research and good storytelling." --Roundup Magazine
"Richly researched. . . . This carefully crafted academic treatment will enhance library shelves." --Library Journal (starred review)
"A unique take on a key genre of cinema." --Film Stage
“Mask provides an insightful commentary on the Civil Rights era and its African-American-themed Westerns from today's perspective.”--Angela Aleiss, author of Hollywood's Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments

Introduction

  1. Football Heroes Invade Hollywood
  2. Black Masculinity on Horseback: From Duel at Diablo to Buck and the Preacher
  3. Blaxplotation versus Black Liberation: The Charley Trilogy
  4. Harlem Rides the Range: Nobody Told You There Were Black Cowboys
  5. Westerns and Westploitation: Brothas and Sistas at the O.K. Corral
Appendix: Interview with Jeff Kanew

Notes

Filmography

Bibliography

Index

Black Rodeo A History of the African American

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      Publisher University of Illinois Press
      Published 1 April 2023
      ISBN-13 9780252044878
      978-0252044878
      ISBN-10 0252044878
      Also in:
      Action, adventure, crime and thrillers Ethnic groups and multicultural studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "This is a book for movie buffs, Black history enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates solid research and good storytelling." --Roundup Magazine
      "Richly researched. . . . This carefully crafted academic treatment will enhance library shelves." --Library Journal (starred review)
      "A unique take on a key genre of cinema." --Film Stage
      “Mask provides an insightful commentary on the Civil Rights era and its African-American-themed Westerns from today's perspective.”--Angela Aleiss, author of Hollywood's Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      1. Football Heroes Invade Hollywood
      2. Black Masculinity on Horseback: From Duel at Diablo to Buck and the Preacher
      3. Blaxplotation versus Black Liberation: The Charley Trilogy
      4. Harlem Rides the Range: Nobody Told You There Were Black Cowboys
      5. Westerns and Westploitation: Brothas and Sistas at the O.K. Corral
      Appendix: Interview with Jeff Kanew

      Notes

      Filmography

      Bibliography

      Index

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