Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies & Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films

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Summary: Great work on unsung African-Americans of the cinema
Review: With the well-deserved and timely wins of Halle Berry and Denzel Washington in their respective Oscar categories, those unfamiliar with past black actors need to pick up a copy of Bogle's well-researched and entertaining book.

I read it upon it initial printing and still find it to be an invaluable resource for those of us interested in ALL of moviemaking.

More than just a coffee-table book, the work is an insightful and fitting homage to the predecessors of the current crop of blacks in film.

Boy, what these old school thespians had to endure just to get a "piece of the pie". It's enough to make you cry.