Documenting racism : African Americans in U.S. Department of Agriculture documentaries, 1921-42 / / by J. Emmett Winn

• Autore: Winn J. Emmett (John Emmett), <1959->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Continuum, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/652996073
• Soggetto topico: African Americans in motion pictures; Racism in motion pictures; Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures; Documentary films - United States - History and criticism
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface -- A brief history of the USDA motion picture service to 1943 -- Helping Negroes to become better farmers and homemakers -- The Negro farmer -- Three counties against syphilis -- Henry Browne, farmer -- USDA motion picture representations of African Americans.
• Sommario/riassunto: From the silent era through the 1950s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture was the preeminent government filmmaking organization. In the United States, USDA films were shown in movie theaters, public and private schools at all educational levels, churches, libraries and even in open fields. For many Americans in the early 1900s, the USDA films were the first motion pictures they watched. And yet USDA documentaries have received little serious scholarly attention. The lack of serious study is especially concerning since the films chronicle over half a century of American farm life and agricultur
• Titolo autorizzato: Documenting racism
• ISBN: 0-8264-0555-X; 1-62892-867-0; 1-4411-7293-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910311933403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II