Playing the Race Card: Melodramas of Black and White from Uncle Tom to O. J. Simpson

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2002
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The black man suffering at the hands of whites, the white woman sexually threatened by the black man. Both images have long been burned into the American conscience through popular entertainment, and they exert a disturbing influence on Americans' understanding of race. This work explores how these images took root.

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The black man suffering at the hands of whites, the white woman sexually threatened by the black man. Both images have long been burned into the American conscience through popular entertainment, and they exert a disturbing influence on Americans' understanding of race. This work explores how these images took root.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 408
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 03 Sep 2002
ISBN 10: 069110283X
ISBN 13: 9780691102832