african americans in motion pictures

A photographic chronicle of African-Americans in Hollywood, looking at their evolving roles as actors and directors from 1910 through the 1990s.

Author examines the African-American screen image from both a historical and a personal viewpoint.

A study of African-American images in Ameican motion pictures.

Bigger Thomas, the black chauffeur for the wealthy Dalton family, is accused of the murder of the Daltons' daughter Mary. The search for Mary's missing body and Thomas' trial shake the family and the city of Chicago, exposing the fears and prejudices of the late 1940s.

Encyclopedia of blacks in the motion picture and television industry over the past 90 years with over 200 rare photographs.

Traces the history of African-Americans in film, radio, and television, looking at how the lingering images of minstrel shows and subservience have influenced the types of roles and the amount of money offered to African-American actors and actresses.

Presents a comprehensive history of African-American performers spanning sixty years and profiles the lives and careers of famous entertainers such as Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Hattie McDaniel, Lena Horne, Sammy Davis, Jr., and many more.

Reflections by the author on the period of time in her life when she went from being a reclusive writer to a public figure due to the filming of her book, The Color Purple.