Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation." Blaxploitation films starred primarily black actors, and were the first to feature soundtracks of funk an... film starring Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge was an United States comedian and actor. He was especially popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show and other talk shows.... , Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he was known for playing the roles of Coffin Ed in the 1970 blaxploitation classic Cotton Comes to Harlem, Rawhide and a two year stint as Judge Clayton C.... , and Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx , born John Elroy Sanford, was an United States of America comedian best known for his starring role on the television situation comedy Sanford and Son.... based on Chester Himes
Chester Himes
Chester Bomar Himes was a famous African American writer. His works include If He Hollers Let Him Go and a series of Harlem Detective novels.... ' novel of the same name. The plot revolves around the efforts of the two Harlem detectives
Harlem Detective
The Harlem Detective series of novels by Chester Himes comprises nine hardboiled novels set in the 1950s and early 1960's:* For Love of Imabelle, AKA A Rage in Harlem... to recover the life savings of 87 poor black families which have been stolen in a Back to Africa
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., Order of National Hero , was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black Nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator. Marcus Garvey was founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League .... swindle; the money is concealed in a bale of cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa.... , which keeps changing hands. The film was directed by Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis was an American film actor, film director, poet, playwright, writer, and activism.... .
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Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban black audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words "black" and "exploitation." Blaxploitation films starred primarily black actors, and were the first to feature soundtracks of funk an... film starring Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge was an United States comedian and actor. He was especially popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show and other talk shows.... , Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he was known for playing the roles of Coffin Ed in the 1970 blaxploitation classic Cotton Comes to Harlem, Rawhide and a two year stint as Judge Clayton C.... , and Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx , born John Elroy Sanford, was an United States of America comedian best known for his starring role on the television situation comedy Sanford and Son.... based on Chester Himes
Chester Himes
Chester Bomar Himes was a famous African American writer. His works include If He Hollers Let Him Go and a series of Harlem Detective novels.... ' novel of the same name. The plot revolves around the efforts of the two Harlem detectives
Harlem Detective
The Harlem Detective series of novels by Chester Himes comprises nine hardboiled novels set in the 1950s and early 1960's:* For Love of Imabelle, AKA A Rage in Harlem... to recover the life savings of 87 poor black families which have been stolen in a Back to Africa
Marcus Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., Order of National Hero , was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black Nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator. Marcus Garvey was founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League .... swindle; the money is concealed in a bale of cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa.... , which keeps changing hands. The film was directed by Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis was an American film actor, film director, poet, playwright, writer, and activism.... .
