The 50 Most Influential Black Films: A Celebration of African-American Talent, Determination, and CreativityA plentifully illustrated guide to the most popular and socially significant movies made for, by, and about African Americans from 1900 to today. Also includes incisive interviews with Hollywood greats such as Ossie Davis and Ivan Dixon. |
Contents
19291939 Early Sound Films | 26 |
Society Profile 19401949 Race Flicks | 51 |
Society Profile 19501959 The Coming of Color | 71 |
Society Profile 19601969 A Separate Cinema | 79 |
Sergeant Rutledge 1960 | 89 |
Nothing but a Man 1964 | 97 |
The Learning Tree 1969 | 107 |
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