The history of African Americans in film
Date(s): 1903 Location: Los Angeles, California Tag(s): Black History, Black Theater, Black film
On July 26, 1971, Time Magazine produced an article stating, "people are running to the theaters to see the new black heroes." Never before had blacks been seen in this kind of action, however it was not always like that. In 1903, Uncle Tom's Cabin, starred the first black actor to ever appear on screen. During that era African American roles were very limited to playing the Tom, coon, buck,...
The negative effects of the Blaxploitation movement
Date(s): 1970 to 1980 Location: Los Angeles, California Tag(s): Black film, Blaxploitation movement, Black Theater, Black History
On September 6, 1971, Newsweek Magazine produced an article called Blacks vs. Shaft. In this article displeased African Americans voiced their opposition against the Blaxploitation movement saying that the films created false heroes who demeaned the black image. Black film critic, Clayton Riley, expressed to the New York Times, "that the new black films portrayed a fairy tale treatment of black life."...
African Americans and the Blaxploitation movement
Date(s): 1970 to 1980 Location: Los Angeles, California Tag(s): Blaxploitation movement, Black film, Black Theater, Black History
In July 1971, Newsweek Magazine produced in its new movie section an article stating, "John Shaft, private eye aspired steely black version of Sam Spade and James Bond, SHAFTS BIG SCORE, the sequel to last year's enormously profitable Shaft." Hollywood was on a role. During the late 1960's white people were moving to the suburbs in mass numbers, leaving blacks as the minority in the city....