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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

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Ossie Davis

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George Johnson

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Lorenzo Tucker

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Lucia Lynn Moses

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Fredi Washington

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Henry Armstrong

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Josephine Baker

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Leslie Banks

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Clarence Brooks

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Cab Calloway

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Walter Connolly

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Miriam Cooper

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Steven York

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Stephen Henriquez

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Steven York

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Thomas Cripps

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