Fighting Films: Race, Morality, and the Governing of Cinema, 1912-1915

The concern to regulate cinematic images of the African American boxer Jack Johnson and the movement of Johnson himself became linked during the years 1912-15 with a broader regulation and definition of motion pictures.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Cinema journal 1998-10, Vol.38 (1), p.40-72
Main Author: Grieveson, Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century AD
Adventure films
African Americans
Boxers
Censorship
Commerce
Criticism and interpretation
Distribution
Documentaries
Government
Government regulation
History
Interstate commerce
Johnson, Jack
Judges & magistrates
Laws
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures
Movement
Movies
Police services
Race relations
Racism
Slavery
Social Mobility
White people
White supremacy
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Summary:The concern to regulate cinematic images of the African American boxer Jack Johnson and the movement of Johnson himself became linked during the years 1912-15 with a broader regulation and definition of motion pictures.
ISSN:0009-7101
2578-4900
1527-2087
DOI:10.2307/1225735