From the first synchronized sound films of the late 1920s through the end of World War II, African American music and Dance styles were ubiquitous in films.
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Jumping the Color Line discusses Vernacular Jazz Dance in Film as a focal point of American race relations.
Black performers, however, were marginalized, mostly limited to appearing in specialty acts and various types of short films, whereas stardom was reserved for Whites.
From the first synchronized sound films of the late 1920s through the end of World War II, African American music and Dance styles were ubiquitous in films