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National Urban League "The Black Image in Motion Pictures and Television"

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.204.02 Author/Creator: National Urban League Place Written: Los Angeles, California Type: Booklet Date: 3 August 1982 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21.7 cm, Width: 28 cm Order a Copy

One booklet entitled, "The Black Image in Motion Pictures and Television," dated August 3, 1982. Item is related to a panel discussion of black actors moderated by Tony Brown. Speakers featured were stage, television and film actors such as Lonne Elder, III, Robert Guillaume, Denise Nicholas, Charles Floyd Johnson, Brock Peters, and Roxie Roker. Each actor's headshot is accompanied with a short biography.

Brown, Tony, 1933-
Elder, Lonne, III, 1927-1996
Guillaume, Robert, 1927-2017
Nicholas, Denise, 1944-
Johnson, Charles Floyd, 1942-
Peters, Brock, 1927-2005
Roker, Roxie, 1929-1995

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