Regeneration
Black Cinema 1898-1971
Edited by Doris Berger and Rhea L. Combs; Foreword by Whoopi Goldberg
Black participation in American film has a vibrant yet widely overlooked history. Since the dawn of the medium, Black performers, directors, and producers have helped define American cinema. This stunning book examines how Black film artists such as Bert Williams, Hattie McDaniel, and Oscar Micheaux, to name just a few, not only developed an enduring independent tradition but also transformed mainstream Hollywood by representing Black experiences in all their robust complexity.
Retail Price: $49.95
Details: Hardcover, 288 pages, 12.5” x 9.5”
Publisher: DelMonico Books | Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
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Black Cinema 1898-1971
Edited by Doris Berger and Rhea L. Combs; Foreword by Whoopi Goldberg
Black participation in American film has a vibrant yet widely overlooked history. Since the dawn of the medium, Black performers, directors, and producers have helped define American cinema. This stunning book examines how Black film artists such as Bert Williams, Hattie McDaniel, and Oscar Micheaux, to name just a few, not only developed an enduring independent tradition but also transformed mainstream Hollywood by representing Black experiences in all their robust complexity.
Retail Price: $49.95
Details: Hardcover, 288 pages, 12.5” x 9.5”
Publisher: DelMonico Books | Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Purchase
Black Cinema 1898-1971
Edited by Doris Berger and Rhea L. Combs; Foreword by Whoopi Goldberg
Black participation in American film has a vibrant yet widely overlooked history. Since the dawn of the medium, Black performers, directors, and producers have helped define American cinema. This stunning book examines how Black film artists such as Bert Williams, Hattie McDaniel, and Oscar Micheaux, to name just a few, not only developed an enduring independent tradition but also transformed mainstream Hollywood by representing Black experiences in all their robust complexity.
Retail Price: $49.95
Details: Hardcover, 288 pages, 12.5” x 9.5”
Publisher: DelMonico Books | Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Purchase
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Doris Berger is a curator at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
Rhea L. Combs is a curator at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
Whoopi Goldberg is a co-host of The View and a comedic actress.