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The Poitier Effect: Racial Melodrama and Fantasies of Reconciliation
The Poitier Effect Racial Melodrama and Fantasies of Reconciliation
Author: Sharon Willis
The civil rights struggle was convulsing the nation, its violence broadcast into every living room. Against this fraught background, Sidney Poitier emerged as an image of dignity, discipline, and moral authority. Here was the picture-perfect black man, helping German nuns build a chapel in The Lilies of the Field and overcoming the prejudices of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780816692859
ISBN-10: 0816692858
Publication Date: 3/1/2015
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
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