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Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian. * Spike Lee *
Track it down. It’s a must. * Esquire *
A well-researched and lively romp through the history of blacks in films. Far more inclusive and informative than previous books on the subject. * Mel Watkins, New York Times *

Table of Contents
Preface Introduction 1. Black Beginnings: From Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Birth of a Nation 2. Into the 1920s: The Jesters 3. The 1930s: The Servants 4. The Interlude: Black-Market Cinema 5. The 1940s: The Entertainers, the New Negroes, and the Problem People 6. The 1950s: Black Stars 7. The 1960s: Problem People into Militants 8: The 1970s: Bucks and a Black Movie Boom 9. The 1980s: Black Superstars and the Era of Tan 10: The 1990s: New Stars, New Filmmakers, and a New African American Cinema 11: The 2000s: The New Millennium 12. The 2010s: The New Decades Index

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 07/04/2016
      ISBN13: 9780826429537, 978-0826429537
      ISBN10: 082642953X
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      Entertainment Films, cinema Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      Mr. Bogle continues to be our most noted black-cinema historian. * Spike Lee *
      Track it down. It’s a must. * Esquire *
      A well-researched and lively romp through the history of blacks in films. Far more inclusive and informative than previous books on the subject. * Mel Watkins, New York Times *

      Table of Contents
      Preface Introduction 1. Black Beginnings: From Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Birth of a Nation 2. Into the 1920s: The Jesters 3. The 1930s: The Servants 4. The Interlude: Black-Market Cinema 5. The 1940s: The Entertainers, the New Negroes, and the Problem People 6. The 1950s: Black Stars 7. The 1960s: Problem People into Militants 8: The 1970s: Bucks and a Black Movie Boom 9. The 1980s: Black Superstars and the Era of Tan 10: The 1990s: New Stars, New Filmmakers, and a New African American Cinema 11: The 2000s: The New Millennium 12. The 2010s: The New Decades Index

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