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| Introduction |
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| PART I: POVERTY AND PROGRESS |
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7 | (18) |
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2 Great Migrations (1943-1945) |
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25 | (18) |
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43 | (20) |
| PART II: RACE MAN |
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4 Message Movies (1949-1952) |
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63 | (21) |
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5 Black Lists (1951-1954) |
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84 | (19) |
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103 | (20) |
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7 Noble Savages (1956-1957) |
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123 | (22) |
| PART III: BLACK MAN'S BURDEN |
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145 | (22) |
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167 | (22) |
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189 | (19) |
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11 Long Journeys (1963-1964) |
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208 | (23) |
| PART IV: ALONE IN THE PENTHOUSE |
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12 Crossroads (1965-1966) |
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231 | (22) |
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13 Useful Negroes (1966-1967) |
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253 | (24) |
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14 Last Hurrahs (1967-1968) |
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277 | (38) |
| PART V: THROUGH PLAYING GOD |
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315 | (22) |
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337 | (21) |
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358 | (23) |
| Appendix: Performances by Sidney Poitier |
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381 | (16) |
| Notes |
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397 | (50) |
| Bibliography |
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447 | (20) |
| Index |
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