Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898–1971 Format:Hardcover With some 200 color portraits

With some 200 color portraits

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Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898–1971 Format:Hardcover With some 200 color portraitsThe overlooked yet vibrant history of Black participation in American film, from the beginning of cinema through the civil rights movement Published with Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. From the dawn of the medium onward, Black filmmakers have helped define American cinema. Black performers, producers and directorsBert Williams, Oscar Micheaux, Herb Jeffries, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, Ruby Dee and William Greaves, to name just a fewhad a vast