African American westerns have a rich cinematic history and visual
culture. Mia Mask examines the African American western hero within
the larger context of film history by considering how Black
westerns evolved and approached wide-ranging goals. Woody Strode's
1950s transformation from football star to actor was the harbinger
of hard-edged western heroes later played by Jim Brown and Fred
Williamson. Sidney Poitier's Buck and the Preacher provided a
narrative helmed by a groundbreaking African American director and
offered unconventionally rich roles for women. Mask moves from
these discussions to consider blaxploitation westerns and an
analysis of Jeff Kanew's hard-to-find 1972 documentary about an
all-Black rodeo. The book addresses how these movies set the stage
for modern-day westploitation films like Django Unchained. A
first-of-its kind survey, Black Rodeo illuminates the figure of the
Black cowboy while examining the intersection of African American
film history and the western.
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