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A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS'' TOP BOOK OF THE YEAR • BOOKLISTS'' EDITOR''S CHOICE • ONE OF NPR''S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

“At once a film book, a history book, and a civil rights book.… Without a doubt, not only the very best film book [but] also one of the best books of the year in any genre. An absolutely essential read.” —Shondaland

This unprecedented history of Black cinema examines 100 years of Black movies—from Gone with the Wind to Blaxploitation films to Black Panther—using the struggles and triumphs of the artists, and the films themselves, as a prism to explore Black culture, civil rights, and racism in America. From the acclaimed author of The Butler and Showdown.

Beginning in 1915 with D. W. Griffith''s The Birth of a Nation—which glorified the Ku Klux Klan and became Hollywood''s fi

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      Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
      Publication Date: 19/10/2021
      ISBN13: 9780525656876, 978-0525656876
      ISBN10: 0525656871
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS'' TOP BOOK OF THE YEAR • BOOKLISTS'' EDITOR''S CHOICE • ONE OF NPR''S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

      “At once a film book, a history book, and a civil rights book.… Without a doubt, not only the very best film book [but] also one of the best books of the year in any genre. An absolutely essential read.” —Shondaland

      This unprecedented history of Black cinema examines 100 years of Black movies—from Gone with the Wind to Blaxploitation films to Black Panther—using the struggles and triumphs of the artists, and the films themselves, as a prism to explore Black culture, civil rights, and racism in America. From the acclaimed author of The Butler and Showdown.

      Beginning in 1915 with D. W. Griffith''s The Birth of a Nation—which glorified the Ku Klux Klan and became Hollywood''s fi

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