1. Blaxplotation
Individuals of African descent in North America today take the large, diverse pool of opportunities offered by the film industry for granted. ... It took the blaxpliotation films of the early nineteen seventies to change the stereotypical depiction of Black people in American Cinema, as it took The Farm Story, performed by a small troop of Canadian actors, to create a Canadian theatre industry. ... In the same fashion, Melvin Van Peebles' movie marked the moment when African Americans reclaimed their identity. ... Although blaxploitation films were later commercialized, their intent and...
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