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507 The Class of 1989 - A Special Year in Black Cinema (with Len Webb and Vincent Williams)

The History of Literature

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The Myshaw Mission

Oscar Myshaw was a filmmaker, directing and producing more than 44 of them early in the 20th century. He made films about the black experience from a black perspective. His example gave black audiences something to attend and black filmmakers a reason to hope. The year 1989 gave them the name for their new podcast, this limited run series. They've chosen six films that give us a snapshot of where black cinema was at the time.

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