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Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen
2021,2024
Overview
In the 1940s, folks at bars and restaurants would gather
around a Panoram movie machine to watch three-minute films called
Soundies, precursors to today's music videos. This history was all
but forgotten until the digital era brought Soundies to phones and
computer screens-including a YouTube clip starring a 102-year-old
Harlem dancer watching her younger self perform in
Soundies.
In Soundies and the Changing Image of Black Americans on
Screen: One Dime at a Time , Susan Delson takes a deeper look
at these fascinating films by focusing on the role of Black
performers in this little-known genre. She highlights the women
performers, like Dorothy Dandridge, who helped shape Soundies,
while offering an intimate look at icons of the age, such as Duke
Ellington and Nat King Cole. Using previously unknown archival
materials-including letters, corporate memos, and courtroom
testimony-to trace the precarious path of Soundies, Delson presents
an incisive pop-culture snapshot of race relations during and just
after World War II.
Perfect for readers interested in film, American history, the
World War II era, and Black entertainment history, Soundies and
the Changing Image of Black Americans on Screen and its
companion video website (susandelson.com) bring the important
contributions of these Black artists into the spotlight once
again.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Subject
ISBN
9780253058546, 0253058546, 9780253058560, 0253058562, 9780253058553, 9780253058539, 0253058538, 0253058554
