Publication

2005 - University of California Press, Berkeley, California

Language

English

Word Count

85,750 words, Guess

Page Count

343 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing2377096
  • Goodreads4481821

Classifications

  • DDC791.43/652996073
  • LCCPN1995.9.N4 S74 2005
  • LCCPN

Description

The rise of cinema as the predominant American entertainment around the turn of the last century coincided with the migration of African Americans to the urban 'land of hope'. Discussing early films and illuminating black urban life in this period, this text presents a look at the early relationships between African Americans and cinema.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryMigrationsAfrican AmericansMotion picture audiencesAfrican americans, historyAfrican Americans in motion picturesAfrican Americans in motion pictures.

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Other Editions

  • Migrating to the moviesUniversity of California Press2005

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