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How Has The Representation Of African Americans In US Cinema Changed Since 1939 And 1972?
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How Has The Representation Of African Americans In US Cinema Changed Since 1939 And 1972? The representation of African Americans in US cinema changed dramatically between 1939 and 1972. The films Casablanca (1943) and Shaft (1971) demonstrate how the representation changed and how drastically it did. The representation of African Americans at the time was the subservient, simple minded black man who would do everything that the white man told them to. The reasons to why this representation changed will also be examined. The film Casablanca was made in 1943 and was directed by Michael Curtize. It starred Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Dooley Wilson. Humphrey Bogart plays the main character in the film, called 'Rick'. In the film, Rick has an employee (it is never stated what his job is) called 'Sam', who is played by Dooley Wilson, and is coincidently the only black person in the film that has an...
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