Black Film as Genre
- ISBN-10
- 0253375029
- ISBN-13
- 9780253375025
- Category
- African Americans in motion pictures
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Author
- Thomas Cripps
Description
The history, roots, characteristics, and themes of the black film genre are illuminated in analyses of six films including The Scar of Shame, The St. Louis Blues, and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
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