{"product_id":"9780813572925","title":"Cinema Civil Rights: Regulation, Repression, and Race in the Classical Hollywood Era","description":"From Al Jolson in blackface to Song of the South, there is a long history of racism in Hollywood film. Yet as early as the 1930s, movie studios carefully vetted their releases, removing racially offensive language like the “N-word.” This censorship did not stem from purely humanitarian concerns, but rather from worries about boycotts from civil rights groups and loss of revenue from African American filmgoers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCinema Civil Rights\u003c\/i\u003e presents the untold history of how Black audiences, activists, and lobbyists influenced the representation of race in Hollywood in the decades before the 1960s civil rights era. Employing a nuanced analysis of power, Ellen C. Scott reveals how these representations were shaped by a complex set of negotiations between various individuals and organizations. Rather than simply recounting the perspective of film studios, she calls our attention to a variety of other influential institutions, from protest groups to state censorship boards.\u003cbr\u003eScott demonstrates not only how civil rights debates helped shaped the movies, but also how the movies themselves provided a vital public forum for addressing taboo subjects like interracial sexuality, segregation, and lynching. Emotionally gripping, theoretically sophisticated, and meticulously researched, \u003ci\u003eCinema Civil Rights\u003c\/i\u003e presents us with an in-depth look at the film industry’s role in both articulating and censoring the national conversation on race.","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129465979120,"sku":"9780813572925","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780813572925_p0.jpg?v=1763750354","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780813572925","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}