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A Piece of the Action

Race and Labor in Post–Civil Rights Hollywood

By: Eithne Quinn

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A Piece of the Action

Race and Labor in Post–Civil Rights Hollywood

By: Eithne Quinn

Hollywood is often thought of—and certainly by Hollywood itself—as a progressive haven. However, in the decade after the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the film industry grew deeply conservative when it came to conflicts over racial justice. Amid black self-assertion and white backlash, many of the most heated struggles in film were fought over employment. In A Piece of the Action, Eithne Quinn reveals how Hollywood catalyzed wider racial politics, through representation on screen as well as in battles over jobs and resources behind the scenes. Based on extensive archival research and detailed discussions of films like In the Heat of the Night, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, Super Fly, Claudine, and Blue Collar, this volume considers how issues of race and labor played out on the screen during the tumultuous early years of affirmative action. Quinn charts how black actors leveraged their performance capital to force meaningful changes to employment and film content. She examines the emergence of Sidney Poitier and other African Americans as A-list stars; the careers of black filmmakers such as Melvin Van Peebles and Ossie Davis; and attempts by the federal government and black advocacy groups to integrate cinema. Quinn also highlights the limits of Hollywood’s liberalism, showing how predominantly white filmmakers, executives, and unions hid the persistence of racism behind feel-good stories and public-relations avowals of tolerance. A rigorous analysis of the deeply rooted patterns of racial exclusion in American cinema, A Piece of the Action sheds light on why conservative and corporate responses to antiracist and labor activism remain pervasive in today’s Hollywood.

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Columbia University Press

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0231551010

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9780231551014

Frances Taylor

Mother Magdalen 1832-1900, Servant of God

By: Eithne Leonard

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Frances Taylor

Mother Magdalen 1832-1900, Servant of God

By: Eithne Leonard

Frances Taylor served alongside Florence Nightingale as a nurse in the Crimea. As a convert to Catholicism she went on to be one of the few British founders of a religious order - an order which continues her work among the poor and disadvantaged today.

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186082613X

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9781860826139

Three Little Truths

By: Eithne Shortall

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Three Little Truths

By: Eithne Shortall

Big Little Lies meets One Plus One in this story of three women neighbors looking for a fresh start, and the love affairs, rivalries, and scandals found on the other side of the white picket fence. One happy street. Three pretty houses. So many lies. Martha used to be a force of nature: calm, collected, and in charge. But since moving her husband and two daughters to Dublin under sudden and mysterious circumstances, she can't seem to find her footing. Robin was the "it" girl in school, destined for success. Now she's back at her parents' with her four-year-old son, vowing that her ne'er-do-well ex is out of the picture for good. Edie has everything she could want, apart from a baby, and the acceptance of her new neighbors. She longs to be one of the girls, and to figure out why her perfect husband seems to be avoiding their perfect future. Three women looking for a fresh start on idyllic Pine Road. Their friendship will change their lives and reveal secrets they never imagined.

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Penguin

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0525537880

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9780525537885

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A Piece of the Action

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