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Envisioning freedom : cinema and the building of modern Black life /

[Description]In Cara Caddoo's perspective-changing study, African Americans emerge as pioneers of cinema from the 1890s to 1920s. But as it gained popularity, black cinema also became controversial. Black leaders demanded self-representation and an end to cinematic mischaracterizations which, t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Caddoo, Cara, 1978-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:[Description]In Cara Caddoo's perspective-changing study, African Americans emerge as pioneers of cinema from the 1890s to 1920s. But as it gained popularity, black cinema also became controversial. Black leaders demanded self-representation and an end to cinematic mischaracterizations which, they charged, violated the civil rights of African Americans.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674735590
0674735595