A long, long way : Hollywood's unfinished journey from racism to reconciliation /

"Hollywood films are perhaps the most powerful storytellers in American history, and their depiction of race and culture has helped to shape the way people around the world respond to race and prejudice. Over the past one hundred years, films have moved from the radically-prejudiced views of pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Garrett, Greg (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:	African Americans in motion pictures. Race in motion pictures. Race relations in motion pictures. African Americans in the motion picture industry > United States > History. Motion pictures > United States > History. Noirs américains au cinéma. Race au cinéma. Relations raciales au cinéma. Noirs américains dans l'industrie cinématographique > États-Unis > Histoire. Cinéma > États-Unis > Histoire. Film & Video. PERFORMING ARTS. History & Criticism. Cultural. Anthropology. SOCIAL SCIENCE. African Americans in motion pictures African Americans in the motion picture industry Motion pictures Race in motion pictures Race relations in motion pictures United States Electronic books. History
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: A long, long way
2. The birth of a nation: seeing the other as subhuman
3. Best supporting actors: Casablanca, friendship, and the beloved community
4. "That's the glory of love": Guess who's coming to dinner and the power of love
5. Do the right thing: "together are we going to live?"
6. Crashing into each other: Crash as multicultural post-9/11 fable
7. Get out: Black bodies matter
8. Conclusion: Remembrance, contrition, and hope
Acknowledgments
Notes
About the author
Index.