Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American Film, 1929-1949 by Judith Weisenfeld

Hollywood Be Thy Name: African American Religion in American Film, 1929-1949

Judith Weisenfeld

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nonfiction art history religion
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From the earliest years of sound film in America, Hollywood studios and independent producers of "race films" for black audiences created stories featuring African American religious practices. In the first book to examine how the movies construct...

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