In “Negroes Laughing at Themselves? Black Spectatorship and the Performance of Urban Modernity,” Stewart considers how the effects of migration
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Jane Gaines’, “In-and-out-of-race: the story of Noble Johnson” examines the connection between Noble Johnson and race film. Gaines describes the
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In 1915 Anita Bush, a young African American actress, founded the Anita Bush stock company with a total of six
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In “Capitalizing on Race: White Producers of All-Black Cinema,” Gerald R. Butters, Jr. explores the contributions of five white-owned production
Continue readingPrécis: “The Lafayette Theatre: Crucible of African-American Dramatic Arts”
In “The Lafayette Theatre: Crucible of African-American Dramatic Arts”, Cary D. Wintz reveals how Anita Bush and the Lafayette Theatre
Continue readingPrecis on “Within Our Gates: From Race Melodrama to Opportunity Narrative”
Oscar Micheaux’s three surviving films, Within our Gates, The Symbol of the Unconquered, and Body and Soul starkly contrast his
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On “Exhibitions of Faith and Fellowship” Cara Caddoo’s first chapter “Exhibitions of Faith and Fellowship” in her book Envisioning Freedom
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This week I read “Oscar Micheaux’s The Symbol of the Unconquered: Text and Context” by Pearl Bowser and Louise Spence.
Continue readingPrécis of Race Cinema, the Transition to Sound, and Hollywood’s African-American-Cast Musicals
Film has inevitably played a significant role in the development and evolution of America’s social climate– whether it intended to
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“A Vicious and Hurtful Play” – Allyson Nadia Field, Uplift Cinema This chapter is about the reception and response to
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