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African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography (reprint, 1998).


PN1995

97-23730

0-7864-2274-2

African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race.  films through 1959; a comprehensive, illustrated filmography film·og·ra·phy  
n. pl. film·og·ra·phies
A comprehensive list of movies in a particular category, as of those by a given director or in a specific genre.
. (reprint reprint An individually bound copy of an article in a journal or science communication , 1998)

Richards, Larry.

McFarland & Co., [c]2005

312 p.

$35.00 (pa)

Richards, a librarian at the Philadelphia Free Library, details all films produced in the US about African Americans or with a predominantly African American cast. Each entry includes cast and credits, year of release, studio, distributor, type of film and other production details, followed by, in most cases, a brief synopsis of the film or contemporary reviews. The appendices ap·pen·di·ces  
n.
A plural of appendix.
 provide film credits for over 1850 actors and actresses and a listing of film companies. This is a paperback reprint of the 1998 edition published by McFarland.
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