L90 AFAS 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: D. W. Griffith, Thomas Edison, Double Consciousness
21 Nov 2016
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Early black cinema: films started in late 19th century, entertainment has definitely forged public attention/ african. Going to the movies becomes very important: participating in shared culture, seeing various depictions of various americans, birth of a nation by dw griffith, 1915. Displays egregious racial stereotypes: within our gates by oscar michaeux, 1920. Resurrected film: 1(cid:890)(cid:891)6: thomas edison releases film, (cid:498)watermelon-eating contest(cid:499) Naacp: dubois is a founder: boycotted birth of a nation, so much pushback that griffith edited parts of the movie, woodrow wilson viewed it. Said that it was historical and frighteningly true: black americans: let"s make our own films, birth of a race by emmet scott (aid to booker t. washington) (cid:498)true story of a negro(cid:499) Motion picture company made the film less racial, less controversial (white movie company: mid 1920s: lincoln movie company. Black-owned business that struggled to survive in capitalist society. Started as a novelist (cid:498)one man film industry(cid:499)
