. . "PERFORMING ARTS / Reference" . . . "Fain examines the dehumanizing depictions of black males in the movies since 1910, analyzing images that were once imposed on black men and are now appropriated and manipulated by them. She discusses the social, historical, and literary evolution of African American male roles in the cinema, and analyzes the various black images presented each decade from blackface, Sambo, and Mandingo stereotypes to archetypal figures such as God, superheroes, and the president." . . . "Black Hollywood : from butlers to superheroes, the changing role of African American men in the movies"@en . "Black Hollywood : from butlers to superheroes, the changing role of African American men in the movies" . . . "Electronic books"@en . . . . "African American men in motion pictures." . . "Masculinity in motion pictures." . .