Afro-American Film Company Explained

Afro-American Film Company was a film production company in the United States. Black businessman Hunter Haynes was part of it. He went on to establish his own film company. Afro-American Film Company was owned by whites. It made films with black casts.

It was established in Kansas City, Missouri. Its films were controversial.[1]

Haynes filmed black organizations in Philadelphia.[2] The quality of its films was criticized.

Filmography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afro-American Film Company. Regeneration: Black Cinema. November 21, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20241121201403/https://www.regenerationblackcinema.org/films-and-filmmakers/companies/afro-american-film-company. November 21, 2024.
  2. News: Afro-American Film CO Booker T. Washington. October 3, 1913. Nashville Globe. Nashville, Tennessee. Newspapers.com. 7. November 21, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20241121201207/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-nashville-globe-afro-american-film-c/135860705/. November 21, 2024.
  3. The dark side of the farce: racism in early cinema, 1894–1915 . Politics, Groups, and Identities . Waterman . Richard W. . October 9, 2019 . en . Western Political Science Association . 10.1080/21565503.2019.1674670 . 2156-5511 . November 21, 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240110105833/https://cesj.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/The%20dark%20side%20of%20the%20farce%20racism%20in%20early%20cinema%201894%201915.pdf. January 10, 2024. 9. 4.

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