Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.
Director: Steven York
Writers: Thomas Cripps
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Ossie Davis
Narrator
George Johnson
Self (archive sound)
Lorenzo Tucker
Lucia Lynn Moses
Fredi Washington
Henry Armstrong
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