American Slavery on Film

Caron Knauer (LaGuardia Community College, USA)

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English

Bloomsbury Publishing USA
26 June 2025

Film, TV & Radio; Film & movie: styles & genres; Slavery & abolition of slavery

Series: Hollywood History

""A catalog of the most important and influential media depictions of slavery as a resource for cinema scholars and media historians in particular....

It will be a solid starting point for more detailed work in this area."" – CHOICE

A comprehensive and timely resource on the depictions in film of enslaved African Americans and slavery from the Antebellum Period to Emancipation. American Slavery on Film highlights historical and contemporary depictions in film of the resistance, rebellion, and resilience of enslaved African Americans in the United States from the Antebellum period to Emancipation. Through such films as Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914), a silent movie adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel; the groundbreaking and successful television miniseries Roots (1977); and the Harriet Tubman biopic Harriet (2019), this book analyzes how African American slavery has been and continues to be portrayed in major studio blockbusters and independent films alike.

Separating the romanticized and unrealistic depictions of slavery from the more accurate but often unflinching portrayals of its horrors, this resource covers a wide range of topics, including the impact of slavery on popular culture, the Underground Railroad, Maroon communities, and the Los Angeles Film Rebellion of the 1960s. As a result, this book delivers a comprehensive, readable, and timely examination of enslaved African Americans and slavery in America's film history.

By: Caron Knauer (LaGuardia Community College USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9798765167007
Series: Hollywood History
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 26 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Primary , Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chronology of European and American Race-Based Chattel Slavery 1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1914) 2. Mandingo (1975) 3. Roots (1977) 4. Sankofa (1993) 5. Nightjohn (1996) 6. Amistad (1997) 7. Django Unchained (2012) 8. 12 Years a Slave (2013) 9. The Birth of a Nation (2016) 10. Harriet (2019) Bibliography Index

Caron Knauer teaches English at LaGuardia Community College, USA.

Reviews for American Slavery on Film

Knauer (LaGuardia Community College) developed a catalog of the most important and influential media depictions of slavery as a resource for cinema scholars and media historians in particular. ... It will be a solid starting point for more detailed work in this area. * CHOICE *