Documenting racism African Americans in U.S. Department of Agriculture documentaries, 1921-42
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Continuum
2012.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432708606719 |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (169 p.) Also issued in printing |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826405555 9781628928679 9781441172938 |
