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Genre/Form: | Electronic book Electronic books Motion pictures Films |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: |
Named Person: | Schwarze |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Judith Weisenfeld |
ISBN: | 9780520940666 0520940660 9780520227743 0520227743 9780520251007 0520251008 |
OCLC Number: | 774493658 |
Description: | 1 online resource (357 pages). |
Contents: | List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. "'Taint What You Was, It's What You IsToday"; 2. "'De Lawd' a Natchel Man"; 3. "A Mighty Epic of Modern Morals"; 4. "Saturday Sinners and Sunday Saints"; 5. "A Long, Long Way"; 6. "Why Didn't They Tell Me I'ma Negro?"; Conclusion; Filmography; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index. |
Series Title: | George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies. |
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Abstract:
Examining how the movies constructed images of African American religion, this book explores these cinematic representations and how they reflected and contributed to complicated discourses about race, the social and moral requirements of American citizenship, and the very nature of American identity.
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"An illuminating study of the history of race and film in America." -- Kathy L. Glass African American Review
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