From the silent era through the 1950s, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture was the preeminent government filmmaking organization.
In the United States, USDA films were shown in movie theaters,
public and private schools at all educational levels, churches,
libraries and even in open fields. For many Americans in the early
1900s, the USDA films were the first motion pictures they watched.
And yet USDA documentaries have received little serious scholarly
attention. The lack of serious study is especially concerning since
the films chronicle over half a century of American farm life and
agricultural work and, in so doing, also chronicle the social,
cultural, and political changes in the United States at a crucial
time in its development into a global superpower.
Focusing specifically on four key films, Winn explicates the
representation of African Americans in these films within the
socio-political context of their times. The book provides a clearer
understanding of how politics and filmmaking converged to promote a
governmentally sanctioned view of racism in the U.S. in the early
20th century.
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