Reel freedom : Black film culture in early twentieth-century New York City /

"Traces the origins of Black New Yorkers' interactions with cinema in the city, arguing that moviegoing was intimately tied to larger struggles for equality, inclusion, and modernity"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lopez, Alyssa, 1993- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2025.
Series:	Urban life, landscape, and policy.
Subjects:	Black people in the motion picture industry > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Motion picture audiences > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Motion picture theaters > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Black people > Civil rights > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Race relations > History > 20th century. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Social conditions > 20th century. Personnes noires dans l'industrie cinématographique > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle. Cinéma > Publics > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle. Personnes noires > Droits > New York (État) > New York > Histoire > 20e siècle. Motion picture audiences. Motion picture theaters. Black people > Civil rights. Black people. Race relations. Social conditions. Black people in the motion picture industry. New York (State) > New York > Harlem. New York (State) > New York. 1900-1999 History.

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Summary:	"Traces the origins of Black New Yorkers' interactions with cinema in the city, arguing that moviegoing was intimately tied to larger struggles for equality, inclusion, and modernity"--
Physical Description:	ix, 182 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781439924129 1439924120 9781439924136 1439924139