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Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.

Against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous periods in recent American history, as riots a...

Winner of the James A. Porter and David C. Driskell Book Award for African American Art History, ...

'The author of The Butler and Showdown examines 100 years of Black movies--using the struggles an...