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Paris noir : African Americans in the City of Light /

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Documentary about the migration of pioneering African Americans to France and the impact both cultures had on each other. Through the use of rare photographs and stock footage, period music, and commentary by leading experts, it weaves stories and themes from World War I, the Jazz Age of the 1920s u...

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Other Authors: Burke, Joanne (Film producer, director and editor) (Film director, Editor of moving image work), Burke, David, 1948- (Screenwriter, director of photography.), Koshland, Phylssa (Film producer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : Blue Lion Films, [2016]
Subjects:
African Americans > France > Paris > History > 20th century.
Paris (France) > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Paris (France) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > France > Paris > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Paris (France) > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
African Americans.
Intellectual life.
Race relations.
France > Paris.
1900-1999
Documentaries and Factual Films.
Feature films > United States.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Historical films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Documentaires.
Films historiques.
Films autres que de fiction.
Summary:Documentary about the migration of pioneering African Americans to France and the impact both cultures had on each other. Through the use of rare photographs and stock footage, period music, and commentary by leading experts, it weaves stories and themes from World War I, the Jazz Age of the 1920s up to the German occupation of WWII.

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