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The Black Experience in Hollywood Recommended Web Sites on African-Americans and Hollywood African-American Classic Videos - The classic movies and documentaries section of African American Videos, a site specializing in videos "by, for and about Black folks." African-American History Hotlinks - Though not specifically about movies, this is an excellent annotated list of Web sites on African-American history. This site also includes an article about the 1949 film, Lost Boundaries. African Americans in the Movies - A Bibliography of Materials in the UC Berkeley Moffitt Library. Articles and Reviews from "Cineaste Magazine" - A collection of articles from the well-known film magazine focusing on race and film. The Black Film Center/Archive - Indiana University's excellent resource includes a substantial list of film-related Internet resources on the subject of African-Americans in film. While many of the links may be outdated, there are still some gems to be found. Oscar Micheaux - Lots of information there about the pioneering African-American filmmaker from South Dakota. Midnight Ramble: The Negro in Early Hollywood - Another fine, graphically-sophisticated effort from Michael Mills, covering the "Race Movies" period from WWI through the 1940s. New York Times New! - "How The Movies Made a President." An interesting review of the history of movies and politics in America, culminating with the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the U.S. Separate Cinema - Founded in 1976, Separate Cinema has an archive of over 10,000 movie posters, lobby cards, stills and "assorted ephemera" related to historic black cinema, and maintains a traveling poster exhibit and a film and celebrity lecture series. Part I: Introduction Part II: Recommended Web Sites on African-Americans and Hollywood Part III: Leading African-American Actors, Actresses, and Filmmakers Part IV: Significant Classic Films With African-American Stars or Racial Themes Other classic movie history articles that you'll enjoy.

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