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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

… like Evelyn Preer, Eslanda Cardozo Goode and Alice Burton Russell and African American Hollywood actresses, like Nina Mae McKinney and Fredi Washington acted in independent Black films or “race” films that offered a variety of roles. Two African American male filmmakers, Oscar Micheaux and …

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