Toms, coons, mulattoes, mammies, and bucks : an interpretive history of Blacks in American films /
Examines the struggles and successes of black performers in American movies and presents stills from major works. -- Provided by publisher
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2016
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| Edition: | Updated and expanded 5th edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Black beginnings: from Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Birth of a Nation
- Into the 1920s: the jesters
- The 1930s: the servants
- The Interlude: black-market cinema
- The 1940s: the entertainers, the New Negroes, and the problem people
- The 1950s: black stars
- The 1960s: problem people into militants
- The 1970s: bucks and a black movie boom
- The 1980s: black superstars and the era of tan
- The 1990s: new stars, new filmmakers, and a new African American cinema
- The new century, the new millennium: old types, new stars, new filmmakers, re-examinations of the past
- Preface
- Introduction
- Black Beginnings: From Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Birth of a Nation
- Into the 1920s: The Jesters
- The 1930s: The Servants
- The Interlude: Black-Market Cinema
- The 1940s: The Entertainers, the New Negroes, and the Problem People
- The 1950s: Black Stars
- The 1960s: Problem People into Militants
- The 1970s: Bucks and a Black Movie Boom
- The 1980s: Black Superstars and the Era of Tan
- The 1990s: New Stars, New Filmmakers, and a New African American Cinema
- The 2000s: The New Millennium
- The 2010s: The New Decades
- note: 1 Black Beginnings: From Uncle Tom's Cabin To The Birth Of A Nation
- Tom
- Coon
- Tragic Mulatto
- Mammy
- Brutal Black Buck and The Birth of a Nation
- 2. Into The 1920s: The Jesters
- 3. 1930s: The Servants
- High-Steppin' Sir Stepin
- Waiting on West and Serving Shirley
- Mr. Bojangles: The Cool-Eyed Tom
- Clarence Muse: The Inhibited, Humanized Tom Standing in a Corner by Himself
- Imitation of Life: Mother Knows Best
- Iridescent Fredi: Black Girl in Search of a Black Role
- Louise Beavers: The Black Guardian Angel
- Green Pastures
- Rex Ingram: First of the Freed Black Men
- Stepin's Step-Chillun
- Rochester: The Gentleman's Gentleman
- Hi-Hat Hattie
- Gone with the Wind: Romanticizing Black Realities and the End of a Tradition
- Paul Robeson: The Black Colossus
- 4. Interlude: Black-Market Cinema
- Oscar Micheaux
- 5. 1940s: The Entertainers, The New Negroes, And The Problem People
- Entertainers
- Hazel Scott: Miss Proper Middle-Class Lady
- Lena Horne: Black Beauty in Residence
- Cabin in the Sky
- Stormy Weather
- Bits and Pieces of Black Action
- Song of the South
- New Negroes: An Interim
- Problem People
- Home of the Brave and the Postwar Good Sensitive Negro
- Lost Boundaries' Tragic Mulattoes
- Pinky's Tragic Mulatto and Its Strong Black Woman
- Intruder in the Dust and the Defiantly Proud Black Man
- 6. 1950s: Black Stars
- Ethel Waters: Earth Mother for an Alienated Age
- Dorothy Dandridge: Apotheosis of the Mulatto
- Sidney Poitier: Hero for an Integrationist Age
- Black Odds and Ends
- 7. 1960s: Problem People Into Militants
- Steps Forward
- Black Art Films
- Step Backward: Ossie Davis and Gone Are the Days
- Along the Road, in Harlem, and on the Subway
- Way Down in de New Ole South with Tom-Tom, Miss Bronze Barbie Doll, and Ms. Militant Mammy
- Man Called Adam and Sammy Davis, Jr.'s, Bid for Movie Stardom
- Super Sidney of the 1960s
- Jim Brown: Black Buck Hero for a Separatist Age
- New-Style Black Film
- 8. 1970s: Bucks And A Black Movie Boom
- Preludes
- Melvin Van Peebles: The Black Movie Director as Folk Hero
- Shaft: He's a Badd Mother---Shut Your Mouth
- Super Fly: Mixed Messages
- Buckmania
- Jock as Movie Star
- Lady Sings the Blues: Black Stars, Black Romance
- Sounder
- Sidney Strikes Again
- Superbadd, Supermama
- Sisters in Distress
- Other Films, Other Voices
- Richard Pryor: The Crazy Nigger as Conquering Hero
- Wiz
- 9. 1980s: Black Superstars And The Era Of Tan
- Holding Up the Fort
- Dramatic Possibilities
- Buddy Buddy
- Richard Pryor, Superstar: The Ups and Downs
- Trading Places: Eddie Murphy
- Soldier's Story
- Say It with Music
- Different Directions
- Women: As Exotics and Non-Racials
- Controversy about Color
- Whipping Whoopi
- Independents
- Hollywood and the Race Theme
- Burning History: The White Man's Burden
- Bird Doesn't Fly
- Focusing on Apartheid
- Bringing History to Light: Glory
- Denzel Washington: On the Road to Stardom
- Driving Miss Daisy: The Matter of Perspective
- Morgan Freeman: The Long Journey to Get There
- Other Films
- Sidney Returns
- Closing the Era on the Right Note
- 10. 1990s: New Stars, New Filmmakers, And A New African American Cinema
- Good, the Bad, the Bonded, the Typed
- Whoopi's Back
- Emerging New African American Cinema
- Charles Burnett: A New Career Direction
- Breakthrough Year
- New Jack Movies
- Black New Wave
- John Singleton's South Central
- Rising from the Dust
- More by Spike
- Other New Directors and Films
- Carl Franklin: Film Noir from Another Point of View
- Actresses in Search of Roles
- Waiting to Exhale: Reaching the Black Female Audience
- Angela Bassett: Still Holding Her Breath
- Whitney Houston: Pop Goddess Turned Movie Star
- Post-Exhale Women
- Oprah's Opus: Beloved
- Movies for the Smart Young Hip Crowd: love jones and Love and Basketball
- New Actors
- Eddie Murphy: All Grown Up, Looking for a Place to Go
- Laurence Fishburne: From Child Actor to Leading Man
- Wesley Snipes: Action Hero
- Character Actors Turned Stars: Morgan Freeman and Samuel L. Jackson
- Denzel Washington: Leading Man, Occasional Romantic Hero, Enduring Superstar
- Throwbacks to the Past
- 11. New Century, The New Millennium: Old Types, New Stars, New Filmmakers, Re-Examinations Of The Past
- Seems Like Old Times, Old Types
- Denzel Washington: Still at the Top Despite a Rogue Cop
- Halle Berry Comes of Age
- Royalty's Rocky Reign: Queen Latifah
- Chris Rock Trying to Rock the Boat
- Crash and Hustle & Flow
- Music Stars In Pursuit of Movie Stardom
- Outsiders Coming In: T. D. Jakes and Tyler Perry
- Inter-Ethnic Casting
- Oscar Time
- Will Smith: Oscar Nominee, Megastar, Movie Disappointments
- 2006: Forest Whitaker, A Big Year
- Big Dreams: Dreamgirls
- Women on the Rise: New Roles
- Long Time In the Making
- Count Ms Davis In
- Precious and Lee Daniels' Gothic Cinema of Excess
- Directors, Veterans and Newcomers
- Another Decade: Re-examining the Past
- History, Slavery, and Plantation Dramas
- Other Films: Other Re-examinations.