The Resource Our gang : a racial history of The little rascals, Julia Lee ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr
Our gang : a racial history of The little rascals, Julia Lee ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr
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- Summary
- "It was the age of Jim Crow, riddled with racial violence and unrest. But in the world of Our Gang, black and white children happily played and made mischief together. They even had their own black and white version of the KKK, the Cluck Cluck Klams--and the public loved it. The story of race and Our Gang, or The Little Rascals, is rife with the contradictions and aspirations of the sharply conflicted, changing American society that was its theater. Exposing these connections for the first time, Julia Lee shows us how much this series, from the first silent shorts in 1922 to its television revival in the 1950s, reveals about black and white American culture--on either side of the silver screen. Behind the scenes, we find unconventional men like Hal Roach and his gag writers, whose Rascals tapped into powerful American myths about race and childhood. We meet the four black stars of the series--Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas--the gang within the Gang, whose personal histories Lee pursues through the passing years and shifting political landscape. In their checkered lives, and in the tumultuous life of the series, we discover an unexplored story of America, the messy, multiracial nation that found in Our Gang a comic avatar, a slapstick version of democracy itself."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 337 pages, 24 pages of plates
- Contents
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- Foreword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Introduction: All of us
- The eternal boy
- A boy and his gang
- 100 percent American
- Sambo's awakening
- Everyman
- The new Negro
- Movie-made children
- The good soldier
- The Little Rascals
- The good old days
- Epilogue: Coming home
- Isbn
- 9780816698219
- Label
- Our gang : a racial history of The little rascals
- Title
- Our gang
- Title remainder
- a racial history of The little rascals
- Statement of responsibility
- Julia Lee ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr
- Subject
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- African Americans in the motion picture industry
- African Americans in the motion picture industry -- History -- 20th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- History
- Our Gang films
- Our Gang films -- History and criticism
- Race relations in motion pictures
- Race relations in motion pictures
- Racism in motion pictures
- ART -- Film& Video
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures
- TV-program
- Racism in motion pictures
- African Americans in motion pictures
- African Americans in motion pictures
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "It was the age of Jim Crow, riddled with racial violence and unrest. But in the world of Our Gang, black and white children happily played and made mischief together. They even had their own black and white version of the KKK, the Cluck Cluck Klams--and the public loved it. The story of race and Our Gang, or The Little Rascals, is rife with the contradictions and aspirations of the sharply conflicted, changing American society that was its theater. Exposing these connections for the first time, Julia Lee shows us how much this series, from the first silent shorts in 1922 to its television revival in the 1950s, reveals about black and white American culture--on either side of the silver screen. Behind the scenes, we find unconventional men like Hal Roach and his gag writers, whose Rascals tapped into powerful American myths about race and childhood. We meet the four black stars of the series--Ernie "Sunshine Sammy" Morrison, Allen "Farina" Hoskins, Matthew "Stymie" Beard, and Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas--the gang within the Gang, whose personal histories Lee pursues through the passing years and shifting political landscape. In their checkered lives, and in the tumultuous life of the series, we discover an unexplored story of America, the messy, multiracial nation that found in Our Gang a comic avatar, a slapstick version of democracy itself."--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lee, Julia Sun-Joo
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN1995.9.O8
- LC item number
- L44 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- bibliography
- handbooks
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Gates, Henry Louis
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African Americans in the motion picture industry
- African Americans in motion pictures
- Racism in motion pictures
- Race relations in motion pictures
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures
- ART
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- African Americans in motion pictures
- African Americans in the motion picture industry
- Our Gang films
- Race relations in motion pictures
- Racism in motion pictures
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures
- TV-program
- Label
- Our gang : a racial history of The little rascals, Julia Lee ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-317) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Introduction: All of us -- The eternal boy -- A boy and his gang -- 100 percent American -- Sambo's awakening -- Everyman -- The new Negro -- Movie-made children -- The good soldier -- The Little Rascals -- The good old days -- Epilogue: Coming home
- Control code
- 919202209
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 337 pages, 24 pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780816698219
- Lccn
- 2015031957
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)919202209
- Label
- Our gang : a racial history of The little rascals, Julia Lee ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-317) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Introduction: All of us -- The eternal boy -- A boy and his gang -- 100 percent American -- Sambo's awakening -- Everyman -- The new Negro -- Movie-made children -- The good soldier -- The Little Rascals -- The good old days -- Epilogue: Coming home
- Control code
- 919202209
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xxi, 337 pages, 24 pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780816698219
- Lccn
- 2015031957
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)919202209
Subject
- African Americans in the motion picture industry
- African Americans in the motion picture industry -- History -- 20th century
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- History
- Our Gang films
- Our Gang films -- History and criticism
- Race relations in motion pictures
- Race relations in motion pictures
- Racism in motion pictures
- ART -- Film& Video
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) in motion pictures
- TV-program
- Racism in motion pictures
- African Americans in motion pictures
- African Americans in motion pictures
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