Wednesday, October 28th at the Charles H Wright Museum

Did you realize that there are only six primary character patterns for all minority characters in mainstream movies? You Mean, There's RACE in My Movie? defines these six archetypes and examines HOW and WHY these patterns continue to marginalize minorities in the movie industry.

Picking up where esteemed film historian Donald Bogle left off (i.e., Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies & Bucks), this text expands the analysis beyond African-Americans to all minorities depicted by Hollywood. This text focuses exclusively on contemporary examples (e.g., post-1990) to effectively connect historical media trends to the content and imagery with which the modern audience is most familiar.

This event is free and open to the public.

-Museum of African American History