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The Odyssey of African American Women in Films: From the Silent Era to the Post-War Years to the 1950s

Vilson, Elvera L.The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York2017

<p>African American women were historically and traditionally depicted in Hollywood film productions as maids and servants, like actresses, Hattie McDaniel and Louise Beavers or sultry sirens like, Lena Horne, Theresa Harris, Fredi Washington and Dorothy Dandridge. The filmic images of African …

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