A Piece of the Action: Race and Labor in Post-Civil Rights Hollywood

by Eithne Quinn

Book Overview

Hollywood is often thought of--and certainly by Hollywood itself--as a progressive haven. However, in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the film industry grew deeply conservative when it came to conflicts over racial justice. Amid black self-assertion and white backlash, many of the most heated struggles in film were fought over employment. In A Piece of the Action, Eithne Quinn reveals how Hollywood catalyzed wider racial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231164378
• ISBN13: 9780231164375
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"