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There
are a number of great books and web sites about Blacks In
Hollywood. Here are a few that Paula used in her research
for STORMY WEATHER:
Books
"Dorothy
Dandridge: A Biography" by Donald Bogle, Amistad Press,
1997
"Toms,
Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, & Bucks: An Interpretive
History of Blacks in American Films" by Donald Bogle,
Continuum Publishing Company, 1996 (paperback edition)
"Slow
Fade to Black: The Negro in American Film 1900-1942"
by Thomas Cripps, Oxford University Press, 1993 (paperback
edition)
"Lush
Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn" by David Hadju,
North Point Press, 1996 (paperback edition)
"Blackface:
Reflections on African-Americans and the Movies" by
Nelson George, HarperCollins, 1994
"Framing
Blackness: The African American Image in Film" by Ed
Guerrero, Temple University Press, 1993 (paperback edition)
"Redefining
Black Film" by Mark A. Reid, University of California
Press, 1993 (paperback edition)
Web Sites
Midnight
Ramble, Black Hollywood from the period just after World
War I through the 1940s.
African-Americans
in Motion Pictures, this site includes a detailed timeline
of African-American movie history and a series of short
essays about filmmakers, performers, and important milestones.
Leading
African-American Actors, Actresses, & Filmmakers,
part of About.com's "The Black Experience in Hollywood"
page.
Significant
Classic Films With African-American Stars or Racial Themes,
part of About.com's "The Black Experience in Hollywood"
page.
Recommended
Web Sites on African-Americans and Hollywood, part of
About.com's "The Black Experience in Hollywood" page.
Black
Voices—Blaxploitation , explains the history of blaxploitation
films
Hollywood
In Black And White, from The Detroit News
African
Americans In The Movies , a bibliography of materials
in the UC Berkeley Library
Selected Early Images of African Americans in Cinema,
part of Indiana University's Department of Afro-American
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