1. Blaxplotation
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. ... Instead he was portrayed by a nameless, slightly overweight actor made up in blackface.""... (Boggle, 4) Although having no positive effect on the status of Black people in America socially, the tom character opened the door for Black actors in cinema. ... Lowe, a handsome black actor, for the lead role in the Universal Pictures producti...
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