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Documenting racism : African Americans in U.S. Department of Agriculture documentaries, 1921-42 / by J. Emmett Winn.
LIBRA PN1995.9.N4 W56 2012
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Winn, J. Emmett (John Emmett), 1959-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans in motion pictures.
- Racism in motion pictures.
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures.
- United States. Department of Agriculture. Motion Picture Service.
- United States.
- Documentary films--United States--History--20th century.
- Documentary films.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Continuum, 2012.
- Summary:
- Provides a clearer understanding of how politics and filmmaking converged to promote a governmentally sanctioned view of racism in the U.S. in early 20th century. >
- Contents:
- Preface
- A brief history of the USDA motion picture service to 1943
- Helping Negroes to become better farmers and homemakers
- The Negro farmer
- Three counties against syphilis
- Henry Browne, farmer
- USDA motion picture representations of African Americans.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826405555
- 082640555X
- OCLC:
- 754105616
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