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Article: Landmark film studio created silent movies for blacks in the 1920s.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- September 3, 2002
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Byline: Ken Clarke
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. _ Sitting on a weedy suburban lot in Jacksonville, the four care-worn buildings wait like a beloved grandfather for someone to ask: Tell me a story.
They know scads, especially from the 1920s, the best years of their lives. The tales are unfamiliar, which makes them all the more intriguing:
The story of a white filmmaker who challenged the odds to make silent movies for black audiences; the stories of countless filmmakers like him who struggled throughout the decade to establish an independent black cinema; and the story of Jacksonville's major role in early film history.
Perhaps soon, the ...