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Midnight ramble

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A midnight ramble was a segregation-era midnight showing of films for an African American audience, often in a cinema where, under Jim Crow laws they would never have been admitted at other times.[1][2] The films shown were often from among the over 500 films that were made between 1910 and 1950 in the United States with Black producers, writers, actors and directors.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Bowser, Pearl; Cram, Bestor (dirs.) (1994). Midnight Ramble: The Story of the Black Film Industry. The American Experience. PBS. {{cite AV media}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  2. ^ "Film Notes for "Midnight Rambles". Cincinnati World Cinema. 2007. {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  3. ^ Thomas, Pamela (2011). "Black Folks Make Movies". {{cite web}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)