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Evelyn Preer

By: blackcinemaconnection February 17, 2014August 30, 2014

Artist SpotlightBirthright, Black Actress, Deceit, Edward Thompson, Independent Race Films, Lawrence Chenault, The Brute, The Conjure Woman, The Devil's Disciple, The Gunsaulus Mystery, The Homesteader, The Spider's Web, Within Our Gates3 Comments

Evelyn Jarvis was born July 26, 1896 in Vicksburg, MS. She was the oldest of three children born to Frank and Blanche Jarvis. After the death of Frank Jarvis, the family migrated to Chicago where Evelyn completed grammar and high school. She was brought up in a stern, religious household but Evelyn convinced her mother…

History of Black Cinema

By: blackcinemaconnection January 27, 2014December 27, 2019

History of Black CinemaAfrican-American, Classic Black Cinema, George Johnson, Noble Johnson, Oscar Micheaux, Race Film, Stereotypes, The Birth of A Nation, The Homesteader, The Realization of a Negro's Ambition, William Foster2 Comments

Films featuring Black performers and images have evolved from those which reflected the notions of Whites to those which fully explore African-American issues and themes.