Black and White on Film: The Afro‐American Experience and the Movies

Abstract

A picture is worth a thousand words; a motion picture is probably worth even more. The black experience in America is reflected both in movies with black themes and in white or general commercial films in which black actors and actresses perform. These films continue to reflect and influence white as well as black racial attitudes and self‐images. The various cinematic genres have vividly frozen in time the perceptions and stereotypes of each period. Studied over time, they compose a kaleidoscope of changing images and themes.

Citation

D'Aniello, C. (1984), "Black and White on Film: The Afro‐American Experience and the Movies", Reference Services Review, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 41-51. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb048855