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African American motion picture producers and directors African American motion picture producers and directors Biography African American novelists African American novelists Biography African American photographers African American photographers Biography African Americans Drama African Americans in motion pictures Parks, Gordon 1912-2006Summary: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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