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Chapter Four. Think Locally, Act Globally

Fred “The Hammer” Williamson, Low-Budget Genre Filmmaking, and the Struggle for Self-Definition

Keith Corson

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Chapter One. Blaxploitation Reconsidered 7
Chapter Two. Our Man in Hollywood 24
Chapter Three. Writing His Second Act 64
Chapter Four. Think Locally, Act Globally 87
Chapter Five. Outside of Society 112
Chapter Six. Dreams Deferred 140
Chapter Seven. Dirty Minds Reformed 172
Conclusion 201
Filmography, 1969–1994 209
Notes 221
Bibliography 253
Index 261

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Chapter One. Blaxploitation Reconsidered 7
Chapter Two. Our Man in Hollywood 24
Chapter Three. Writing His Second Act 64
Chapter Four. Think Locally, Act Globally 87
Chapter Five. Outside of Society 112
Chapter Six. Dreams Deferred 140
Chapter Seven. Dirty Minds Reformed 172
Conclusion 201
Filmography, 1969–1994 209
Notes 221
Bibliography 253
Index 261

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