Regeneration Books
Collection of books from our exhibit Regeneration
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SOUNDIES AND THE CHANGING IMAGE OF BLACK AMERICANS ON SCREEN
Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen: One Dime at a Time Paperback – December 7, 2021by Susan Delson (Author)In the 1940s, folks at bars and restaurants would gather around a Panoram movie machine to watch three-minute...
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JOSEPHINE BAKER'S CINEMATIC PRISM
Josephine Baker's Cinematic Prism Paperback – January 19, 2021by Terri Simone Francis (Author)Josephine Baker, the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, was both liberated and delightfully undignified, playfully vacillating between allure and colonialist stereotyping. Nicknamed the...
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STEALING THE SHOW: AFRICAN AMERICAN PERFORMERS & AUDIENCES
Stealing the Show: African American Performers and Audiences in 1930s Hollywood First Editionby Miriam J. Petty (Author)Stealing the Show is a study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s, a decade that saw the consolidation of stardom as...
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A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance Hardcover – March 30, 2021by Hanif Abdurraqib NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • A sweeping, genre-bending “masterpiece” (Minneapolis Star Tribune) exploring Black art, music, and culture in all their glory...
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WILLIAM GREAVES: FILMMAKING AS MISSION
William Greaves: Filmmaking as Mission Paperback – June 1, 2021by Scott MacDonald (Editor), Jacqueline Najuma Stewart (Editor)William Greaves is one of the most significant and compelling American filmmakers of the past century. Best known for his experimental film about its...
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JOSEPHINE: THE DAZZLING LIFE OF JOSEPHINE BAKER
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker (Illustrated Biographies by Chronicle Books) Hardcover – Illustrated, January 14, 2014by Patricia Hruby Powell (Author), Christian Robinson (Illustrator)Coretta Scott King Book Award, Illustrator, HonorRobert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, HonorBoston Globe–Horn Book Award,...
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CLOSE UP IN BLACK: AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILM POSTERS
Close-Up in Black: African-American Films Posters from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Paperback – January 1, 2002
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BLACK WOMEN DIRECTORS- QUICK TAKES
Black Women Directors (Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture) Paperback – March 18, 2022by Christina N. Baker (Author) Black women have long recognized the power of film for storytelling. For far too long, however, the cultural and historical narratives about...
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HOLLYWOOD BLACK: THE STARS, THE FILMS, THE FILMMAKERS
Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover – May 7, 2019by Donald Bogle (Author), Turner Classic Movies (Author), John Singleton (Foreword) Academy Member Recommended: "Since I was a little girl, I have been in...
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COLORIZATION: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF BLACK FILMS IN A WHITE WORLD
Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World Hardcover – Deckle Edge, October 19, 2021by Wil Haygood (Author)A NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK OF THE YEAR • BOOKLISTS' EDITOR'S CHOICE • ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOK...
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I THOUGHT WE WERE MAKING MOVIE, NOT HISTORY
I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History (Wisconsin Film Studies) Kindle Editionby Walter Mirisch (Author) This is a moving, star-filled account of one of Hollywood’s true golden ages as told by a man in the middle of it all....
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Jordan Peele’s celebrated screenplay combines horror and dark humor to reveal the terrifying realities of being Black in America"Blending race-savvy satire with horror to especially potent effect, this bombshell social critique from first-time director Jordan Peele proves positively fearless."–Peter Debruge, Variety"An...
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JOSEPHINE BAKER HARDBACK
DescriptionMeet Josephine Baker, the world-famous entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent in this true story of her life! This board book version of Josephine Baker—from the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series—follows the incredible life of Josephine Baker, from growing...
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JOSEPHINE BAKER: MY FIRST JOSEPHINE BAKER (BOARD)
DescriptionMeet Josephine Baker, the world-famous entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent in this true story of her life! This board book version of Josephine Baker—from the beloved Little People, BIG DREAMS series—follows the incredible life of Josephine Baker, from growing...
$9.99
