Regeneration

By Doris Berger (editor), Rhea L Combs (editor),

Book cover of Regeneration: Black Cinema, 1898-1971

Book description

The overlooked yet vibrant history of Black participation in American film, from the beginning of cinema through the civil rights movement

From the dawn of the medium onward, Black filmmakers have helped define American cinema. Black performers, producers and directors―Bert Williams, Oscar Micheaux, Herb Jeffries, Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, Ruby…


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1 author picked Regeneration as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a large, gorgeous work that comes off as part textbook and part coffee table book.

It carries an air of officiality, serving as the official companion piece to the exhibition of the same name displayed at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Not a page goes by without a dazzling image or an intriguing story from the history of Black representation in Hollywood. It features a wide range of content, from essays to case studies to glamor portraits, movie poster galleries, filmographies, chronologies, and interviews.

If you can’t make it to LA to view the…

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