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Donald Bogles's work and this book in particular have had an unparalleled influence not only on students of film, but on the actors and filmmakers themselves. Beginning with the earliest stereotypes encountered in silent films, Bogle continues his tour, decade-by-decade, of the movies, directors, actors, and characters that have revolutionized Hollywood and American culture. All of the greats, past and present are discussed at length.
From The Birth of a Nation, Gone with the Wind, Cabin in the Sky, and Carmen Jones to Shaft, Lady Sings the Blues, Driving Miss Daisy, Do the Right Thing, Boyz N the Hood, Daughters of the Dust, Malcolm X, Waiting to Exhale, and Bamboozled, Donald Bogle reveals the way in which the image of blacks in American movies has changed and also the shocking way in which it has often remained the same.