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Can films about black characters, produced by white filmmakers, be considered "black films"? In answering this question, Mark Reid reassesses black film history, carefully distinguishing between films controlled by blacks and films that utilize black talent, but are controlled by whites.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Spike Lee: Add a description of this character.
- Nola
- Micheaux
- Sweetback
- Walter Lee
- Adam
- Lena
- Black
- Sal
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Sidney Poitier
- Larkin
- Pino
- Burnett
- Faye
- Lincoln
- Dorothy
- Susskind
- Amos
- Mr. Arnold
- Hansberry
- Bush Mama
- Warmack
- Jamie
- Alana
- Mookie
- Clark
- Greaves
- Leroy
- Vito
- Anderson
- Lindner
- Big Walter
- Epstein
- Fox
- Richards
- Stan
- Greer
- Cosby
- Burton
- Manny
- Ruth
- Nick
- Jones
- Spencer
- Foster
Setting & Locations edit
- Hollywood
- Harlem
- America
- Columbia
- United States
- Chicago
- Los Angeles
- New York
- Raisin
- Africa
- California
- Gotta Have
- River Niger
First Sentence edit
In 1910, Bill Foster (also known as Juli Jones) founded the Foster Photoplay Company in Chicago.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 791.4308996073
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