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vii CoNtENtS Acknowledgments ix introduction: the Color of hollywood—Black, White, or green? 1 PART ONE: Finding Freedom on Stage and Screen 1 the Plantation Lives! 29 2 insurrection! African American Film’s Revolutionary Potential through Black theater 57 PART TWO: Black Pathology Sells [Books and Films]? 3 Playing with Fire: Black Women’s Literature/White Box office 95 4 Breaking the Chains of history and genre 131 PART THREE: it’s Not Just Business: Color-Coded Economics and original Films 5 the Paradox of Branding, Black Star Power, and Box office Politics 169 viii CoNtENtS 6 Big Business: hip-hop gangsta Films and Black Comedies 201 Conclusion: the Story Behind the Numbers 239 Appendix: Ulmer Ratings of Selected Actors 251 Notes 255 Selected Filmography 279 Index 283 ...

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