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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

Cast for Black Shadows on a Silver Screen...

Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Narrator
George Johnson
George Johnson
Self (archive sound)
Lorenzo Tucker
Lorenzo Tucker
Self (archive sound)
Lucia Lynn Moses
Lucia Lynn Moses
Self (archive sound)
Fredi Washington
Fredi Washington
Self (archive sound)
Henry Armstrong
Henry Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
Leslie Banks
Leslie Banks
Self (archive footage)
Clarence Brooks
Clarence Brooks
Self (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Self (archive footage)
Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly
Self (archive footage)
Miriam Cooper
Miriam Cooper
Self (archive footage)
Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Self (archive footage)
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey
Self (archive footage)
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Self (archive footage)
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Walter Long
Walter Long
Self (archive footage)
William Lundigan
William Lundigan
Self (archive footage)
Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh
Self (archive footage)
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
Self (archive footage)
William E. Pettus
William E. Pettus
Self (archive footage)
Bud Pollard
Bud Pollard
Self (archive footage)
Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson
Self (archive footage)
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
Self (archive footage)
Ethel Waters
Ethel Waters
Self (archive footage)
Bert Williams
Bert Williams
Self (archive footage)
Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams
Self (archive footage)
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