Slow Fade to Black.
Thomas. Cripps
Bok Engelsk 1977 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (462 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Unformed Image: The Afro-American in Early American Movies -- 2. The Year of The Birth of a Nation -- 3. Two Early Strides toward a Black Cinema -- 4. Black and White in Hollywood -- 5. The Silent Hollywood Negro -- 6. Uncle Tom Was a "Bad Nigger -- 7. The Black Underground -- 8. Two Cheers for the "Indies -- 9. "Better Than White Voices -- 10. Black Music, White Movies -- 11. The Hollywood Negro Faces the Great Depression -- 12. Meanwhile Far Away from the Movie Colony -- 13. The Politics of Art -- Notes -- Index -- SUBJECT INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- TITLE INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.. - Set against the backdrop of the black struggle in society, Slow Fade to Black is the definitive history of African-American accomplishment in film--both before and behind the camera--from the earliest movies through World War II. As he records the changing attitudes toward African-Americans both in Hollywood and the nation at large, Cripps explores the growth of discrimination as filmmakers became more and more intrigued with myths of the Old South: the "lost cause" aspect of the Civil War, the stately mansions and gracious ladies of the antebellum South, the "happy" slaves singing in the fields. Cripps shows how these characterizations culminated in the blatantly racist attitudes of Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, and how this film inspired the N.A.A.C.P. to campaign vigorously--and successfully--for change. A lively, thorough history of African-Americans in the movies, Slow Fade to Black is also a perceptive social commentary on evolving racial attitudes in this country during the first four decades of the twentieth century.
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| ISBN | 9780199727872
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