Horror noire : a history of black horror /

"Starting with The Birth of a Nation, this film traces the history of African Americans in horror, from roles as passive victims, to terrifying monsters, to full-fledged protagonists. Filled with clips, sometimes juxtaposed with powerful images from civil rights marches to Rodney King, to Black...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Means Coleman, Robin R., 1969-, Blackwell, Ashlee (Screenwriter), Burrows, Danielle (Screenwriter)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, [2019]
Subjects:	Horror films > United States > History and criticism. African Americans in motion pictures. Race in motion pictures. Horror films. United States. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Table of Contents:

Racist beginnings
Atomic age
Women emerge
Red shirt phenomena
Fleeing the city
Renaissance
Moses!
Black is in fashion.