African Americans in film [electronic resource] : issues of race in Hollywood / Camille R. Michaels.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Michaels, Camille R.
Language:English
Published: New York : Lucent Press, [2018]
Series:Lucent library of Black history
Subjects:
African Americans in motion pictures.
African Americans in the motion picture industry.
African American motion picture producers and directors.
Motion pictures > United States > History > 20th century.
Online Access:
Gale All-in Academic 2022: Slavery and Antislavery: 2018 (Gale)
Variant Title:
African Americans in Film: Issues of Race in Hollywood
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Setting the scene: a timeline
  • Introduction: prejudicial portrayals
  • Silent movies, loud impact
  • The rise of African Americans in Hollywood
  • Still serving on screen
  • The film industry and World War II
  • Civil rights and Hollywood profits
  • A new era of films
  • Spike Lee and a new wave of motion pictures
  • The 2000s and beyond.