African Americans in Cinema : The First Half Century

Containing a rich body of reference information, critical essays by prominent film scholars, biographies, film reviews, and multimedia elements such as movie clips, this CD-ROM traces the history of black filmmakers from 1894 to 1950.

It's easy to navigate and accompanied by a thirty-two-page guide, which contains suggested classroom exercises as well as user instructions.

Filled with a trove of primary and secondary source material, this CD-ROM is an invaluable resource for film scholars as well as anyone with a desire to explore in detail this fascinating and often-overlooked chapter of cinema history.