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Multi-talented and prolific, Melvin Van Peebles (born 1932) paved the way for modern African American filmmakers and rap artists. Called "the godfather of modern black cinema" because of his controver...
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Critical Essay by Charles D. Peavy
[Van Peebles's] short films, such as Sunlight and Three Pickup Men for Herrick, are rather mediocre productions…. [Sunlight illustrates] the tragedy of...
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Melvin Van Peebles
Critical Essay by Charles D. Peavy
