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... characters in his drama The Easiest Way . " Particular attention , " he wrote , should be called to the character of the negress Annie , who ... must not in any way represent the . . . traditional ' mammy . ' She is cunning , crafty ...
... characters in his drama The Easiest Way . " Particular attention , " he wrote , should be called to the character of the negress Annie , who ... must not in any way represent the . . . traditional ' mammy . ' She is cunning , crafty ...
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... character was more than just a splendid savage , and black critics did find the character a refresh- ing alternative to the usual movie African . But the same cannot be said of the lesser black characters in King Solomon's Mines : one ...
... character was more than just a splendid savage , and black critics did find the character a refresh- ing alternative to the usual movie African . But the same cannot be said of the lesser black characters in King Solomon's Mines : one ...
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... character Rex In- gram portrayed in the 1943 Columbia movie Sahara . Tambul was presented as a non - com in one of ... characters were generally endowed with various noble and indubitably patriotic virtues , the roles also contained ...
... character Rex In- gram portrayed in the 1943 Columbia movie Sahara . Tambul was presented as a non - com in one of ... characters were generally endowed with various noble and indubitably patriotic virtues , the roles also contained ...
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