Movies, TV Useful in Teaching About Black History?
NActor Ben Vereen and actress Olivia Cole, leaving for Tennessee after they have been released from slavery in the television drama, Roots.
Evening Standard/Getty ImagesNews Headlines: Feb. 6, 2007
Talk About It:
Sacramento Bee: Can Movies Teach Us About African-American History? -- "The answer to the question: Can movies or television teach us anything useful about African-American history? It's a qualified yes. Some movies and TV series have succeeded in getting the story right, or at least better."
This is a question worth exploring -- since we are in the midst of Black History Month and as News & Notes focuses on blacks in film during our month-long series.
What films do you think have most honestly and fairly portrayed African-American life?
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Tags: Barack Obama | Election 2008 | Hillary Clinton | movies
12:07 PM ET | 02- 6-2008 | permalink
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