Title: Cinema Civil Rights: Regulation, Repression, and Race in the Classical Hollywood Era
Description: "From Al Jolson in blackface to Song of the South, there is a long history of racism in Hollywood film. Yet as early as the 1930s, movie studios carefully vetted their releases, removing racially offensive language like the 'N-word.' This censorship did not stem from purely humanitarian concerns, but rather from worries about boycotts from civil rights groups and loss of revenue from African American filmgoers. Cinema Civil Rights presents the untold history of how Black audiences, activists, and lobbyists influenced the representation of race in Hollywood in the decades before the 1960s civil rights era. Employing a nuanced analysis of power, Ellen C. Scott reveals how these representations were shaped by a complex set of negotiations between various individuals and organizations. Rather than simply recounting the perspective of film studios, she calls our attention to a variety of other influential institutions, from protest groups to state censorship boards. Scott demonstrates not only how civil rights debates helped shaped the movies, but also how the movies themselves provided a vital public forum for addressing taboo subjects like interracial sexuality, segregation, and lynching."--Publisher's Web site.
Subjects: Motion pictures, African Americans in the motion picture industry, Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures, African Americans in motion pictures, Racism in motion pictures, Civil rights, African American political activists, Censorship, Motion picture industry, African Americans, History, Political activists, African americans, civil rights, Motion pictures, united states, Motion pictures, censorship, PERFORMING ARTS, Reference, Business Aspects, Svarta på film, USA, Stereotyper på film, Rasism, Censur, film, USA, African Americans in the motion picture industry x History