Title: Pioneers of African-American cinema /
Authors: Musser, Charles.; Stewart, Jacqueline Najuma, 1970-; DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid; Wood, Bret.; David, C.N.,; Gant, Harry A.,; Norman, Richard E., 1891-1960; Thompson, True T.,; Williams, Spencer, 1893-1969; Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951,; Maurice, Richard D.,; Gist, James; Gist, Eloyce, 1892-1974; Calnek, Roy,; Perugini, Frank,; Starkman, David, -1947,; Kahn, Richard C., 1897-1960,; Kino Classics (Firm); Library of Congress
Year: 2016
Subjects: African Americans in motion pictures
Abstract: Among the most fascinating chapters of film history is that of the so-called "race films" that flourished in the 1920s -'40s. Unlike the "black cast" films produced within the Hollywood studio system, these films not only starred African Americans but were funded, written, produced, edited, distributed, and often exhibited by people of color. Entrepreneurial filmmakers built an industry apart from the Hollywood establishment, cultivating visual and narrative styles that were uniquely their own.