Angie Pierre ’25
Race Films & American Society
Angie Pierre ’25, Global Studies
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alyssa Lopez, History and Classics
This project will explore Black cinema, specifically the race film industry and its relationship to Black identity and American society. Through an analysis of a number of early race films and archival documents from the 1920s, the project seeks to reveal how these films contributed to positive political, social and economic changes in Jim Crow America. Ultimately, the successes of race film pioneers are reflected throughout Black film history and the Black films we still watch today.
Poster Presentation: Tuesday, April 26, 12 – 2 p.m.
