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Jan. 15, 2010

Hollywood, a Reflection of American Society?

Justice Eileen Moore of the Court of Appeal compares Hollywood's movie industry with the U.S. Supreme Court's treatment of race in the past 10 decades.

By Eileen Moore

If you think Hollywood is liberal and has portrayed black Americans in realistic roles, think again. "Race Results: Hollywood vs. the Supreme Court, Ten Decades of Racial Decisions and Film" presents a decade-by-decade indictment of the motion picture industry for reinforcing racial stereotypes, provoking racial tension, and undermining legal advances in equality. Author Eileen Moore bases her argument by comparing U.S. Supreme Court decisions with ...

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