Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: Picturing Freedom 1
4. 1. Exhibitions of Faith and Fellowship 13
5. 2. Cinema and the God- Given Right to Play 42
6. 3. Colored Th eaters in the Jim Crow City 64
7. 4. Monuments of Progress 94
8. 5. The Fight over Fight Pictures 116
9. 6. Mobilizing an Envisioned Community 139
10. 7. Race Films and the Transnational Frontier 171
11. Conclusion: Picturing the Future 199
12. Notes 207
13. Acknowledgments 277
14. Index 281