Black Film/White Money

Autorentext

Jesse Alegron Rhines is an assistant professor of political economy in the African American and Arican Studies Department at Rutgers University, Newark.

Klappentext

In this vivid portrait of their historic and present-day contributions, Jesse Rhines explores the roles African American men and women have played in the motion picture business from 1915 to the present.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Distribution, Production, and Exhibition
2 The Silent Era
3 Depression and World War II
4 The Negro Cycle through Blaxploitation: 1945-1974
5 Blockbusters and Independents: 1975 to the Present
6 Employment Discrimination
7 Black Women in the System
8 Unintended Collusion: The Case of Spike Lee
9 The Struggle Continues behind the Camera
10 Conclusion
11 Epilogue
Notes
Index