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Black and White (1932)

Black and White (1932)

Animation
Release Date: 1932, April 17
Directors: Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Leonid Amalrik
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Mezhrabpomfilm

Overview:

The film addresses issues of racism in the Jim Crow American South. Themes of racial injustice, racial violence, working-class solidarity dominate the film. It depicts black men working in a field, walking in chains, sitting behind bars, and being executed in an electric chair. In most scenes, a white authority figure is seen whipping or guarding the men.

Keywords:

racism social inequality communist propaganda white slavers