Updated to include the entire 20th century, this new fourth edition covers directors, stars, and films including Summer of Sam, Jackie Brown, The Best Man, and The Hurricane. From The Birth of a Nation - the groundbreaking work of independent filmmaker Oscar Micheaux - and Gone with the Wind to the latest work by Spike Lee, John Singleton, Denzel Washington, and Will Smith, Donald Bogle reveals the ways in which the depiction of blacks in American movies has changed - and the shocking ways in which it has remained the same.