Documenting racism : African Americans in U.S. Department of Agriculture documentaries, 1921-42 / by J. Emmett Winn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winn, J. Emmett (John Emmett), 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Agriculture. Motion Picture Service.

United States.

African Americans in motion pictures.

Documentary films--United States--History and criticism.

Documentary films.

Racism in motion pictures.

Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the silent era through the 1950s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture was the preeminent government filmmaking organization. In the United States, USDA films were shown in movie theaters, public and private schools at all educational levels, churches, libraries and even in open fields. For many Americans in the early 1900s, the USDA films were the first motion pictures they watched. And yet USDA documentaries have received little serious scholarly attention. The lack of serious study is especially concerning since the films chronicle over half a century of American farm life and agricultur

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY

ISBN:

9780826405555

082640555X

9781628928679

1628928670

9781441172938

1441172939

OCLC:

1167645180

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access