Title: Migrating to the movies
First published: 2004
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: African Americans, African Americans in motion pictures, African Americans in the motion picture industry, History, Migrations, Motion picture audiences, African americans, history
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PN