Black Themes and Black Actors in the Films of the ’50s
In 1942, the head of the NAACP convoked a meeting of studio heads to ask that the Negro be depicted in movies as "a normal human being and integral part of human life." His modest request that blacks be viewed as normal invoked an epiphany in some of his luncheon guests.
A link to this page will be included with your message.
E-mail addresses supplied to this service will be used only to send the requested link.