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African Americans in Cinema CD-ROM

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This CD-ROM from the University of Illinois Press traces the history of African Americans in film from 1894 to 1950. Canaday Library 1st floor, CD-ROM shelves, PN1995.9.N4 A364 2003.
This CD-ROM is like a treasure trove! A project of the Black Film Center/Archive at Indiana University, it contains hundreds of photographs, posters, production stills, and film clips, as well as voiceover introductions that help contextualize the first half century of black cinema. It also features an interactive searchable database that contains more than 3,300 movies emphasizing the contributions of African Americans to cinema.