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A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence. The Crossing: 2000: 1776: George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton: Revolution: 1985: 1776–1777: Fictionalized story of the American Revolution in New York: La Fayette: 1961: 1776–1781
Native Americans in the Movies (Bodmin: Reaktion Books, 2006). Smith, Andrew Brodie. Shooting Cowboys and Indians. Silent Western Films, American Culture, and the Birth of Hollywood (Boulder/CO: University of Colorado, 2003). Aleiss, Angela (2005). Making the White Man's Indian: Native Americans and Hollywood Movies. Westport, Conn./London ...
The Birth of a Nation (full film) [1] [2]Popular among white audiences nationwide upon its release, the film's success was both a consequence of and a contributor to racial segregation throughout the U.S. [3] In response to the film's depictions of black people and Civil War history, African Americans across the U.S. organized and protested.
At a young age, an Indigenous child is sent to a residential school. There, she is renamed and grows up ignorant of her Māori culture, language, and family. Cry Freedom: 1986: The film centres on the real-life events involving black activist Steve Biko and his friend Donald Woods. Dispute in Valladolid: 1992
5. Set It Off (1996). Cast: Jada Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise Rating: R Directed by F. Gary Gray, Set It Off paints a clear picture of how a deeply flawed and racist ...
In Kevin Costner’s first installment of his four-part epic Horizon: An American Saga, bands of settlers head west in search of a so-called promised land, where they can park their wagons and set ...
The Glass Menagerie, 1950; Panic in the Streets, 1950; Adventures of Captain Fabian, 1951; Drums in the Deep South, 1951; I'd Climb the Highest Mountain, 1951; Show Boat, 1951; A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951
The Godfather Effect is a 2012 critically acclaimed study of The Godfather films – as well as Mario Puzo's 1969 novel – and their effect on American culture. [1] [2] Written by biographer Tom Santopietro, the book demonstrates how The Godfather was a turning point in American cultural consciousness.