Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Acknowledgements 7
4. Foreword 9
5. Introduction 15
6. I. Conquered – Unconquered
7. The Birth of a Nation (David Wark Griffith, USA 1915) 27
8. The Symbol of the Unconquered (Oscar Micheaux, USA 1920) 47
9. II. Reflections – Shadows
10. Imitation of Life (Douglas Sirk, USA 1959) 79
11. Shadows (John Cassavetes, USA 1959) 123
12. III. Blackface – Whiteface
13. Bamboozled (Spike Lee, USA 2000) 167
14. The Human Stain (Robert Benton, USA 2003) 195
15. Conclusion 223
16. IV. Appendix
17. Bibliography 235
18. Filmography 245
19. List of Figures 247