University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 1-1-2002 Black representation in American short films, 1928-1954 Christopher P. Lehman University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1 Recommended Citation Lehman, Christopher P., "Black representation in American short films, 1928-1954 " (2002). Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014. 914. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations_1/914 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. m UMASS. DATE DUE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST BLACK REPRESENTATION IN AMERICAN ANIMATED SHORT FILMS, 1928-1954 A Dissertation Presented by CHRISTOPHER P. LEHMAN Submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY May 2002 W. E. B. DuBois Department of Afro-American Studies © Copyright by Christopher P. Lehman 2002 All Rights Reserved BLACK REPRESENTATION IN AMERICAN ANIMATED SHORT FILMS, 1928-1954 A Dissertation Presented by CHRISTOPHER P. LEHMAN Approved as to style and content by: Ernest Allen, Chair Johnl|L Bracey, Jr., Member Robert P. Wolff, Member Lynda Morgan, Member Esther Terry, Department Head Afro-American Studies W. E. B. DuBois Department of ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Several archivists have enabled me to find sources for my research. I thank Tom Featherstone of Wayne State University's Walter Reuther Library for providing a copy of the film Brotherhood ofMan for me.