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Hollywood Be Thy Name : African American Religion in American Film, 1929-1949.

From the earliest years of sound film in America, Hollywood studios and independent producers of "race films" for black audiences created stories featuring African American religious practices. In the first book to examine how the movies constructed images of African American religion, Jud...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Weisenfeld, Judith
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: CA : University of California Press, 2007.
Collection:George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.