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What It Is... What It Was!; The Black Film Explosion of the '70s in Words and Pictures

What It Is... What It Was!; The Black Film Explosion of the '70s in Words and Pictures

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What It Is... What It Was!; The Black Film Explosion of the '70s in Words and Pictures

What It Is... What It Was!; The Black Film Explosion of the '70s in Words and Pictures

Penned By Gerald Martinez
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An entertaining, full-color survey of the best films of the so-called "Blaxploitation" genre of the 1970s presents captivating interviews with the films' stars and reproduces the distinctive film posters of the period. Original. 25,000 first printing.

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Released October, 1998
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