The Black South in Contemporary Film

Reviews two films dealing with the Black south. Julie Dash's 1992 film "Daughters of the Dust" offers a historical moment in African-American culture concentrating on African-American women. Charles Burnett's 1991 film "To Sleep with Anger," which is set in the Los Ange...

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Published in:African American review 1993-04, Vol.27 (1), p.19-24
Main Author: Jones, Jacquie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American culture
African American studies
African Americans
Black Culture
Black Family
Black History
Black people
Black South Culture
Brothers
Burnett, Charles
California (Los Angeles)
Characterization
Dash, Julie
Daughters
Females
Film Study
Migrants
Migration Patterns
Mothers
Motion picture criticism
Motion pictures
Movies
Popular Culture
Prejudice
Racial Segregation
Sleep
Social conditions & trends
Sons
United States (South)
United States History
Urban Areas
Violas
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Summary:Reviews two films dealing with the Black south. Julie Dash's 1992 film "Daughters of the Dust" offers a historical moment in African-American culture concentrating on African-American women. Charles Burnett's 1991 film "To Sleep with Anger," which is set in the Los Angeles (California) of early southern migrants, also authenticates the power of the ordinary. (SLD)
ISSN:1062-4783
1945-6182
DOI:10.2307/3042035