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blaxploitation  

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  • The term blaxploitation films refers to a series of films released between 1969 and 1974 that featured a primarily black cast and whose narratives focused on the contemporary black urban experience. Grounded in the action-adventure genre, these films were usually low-budget Hollywood productions geared toward the black youth market. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Blaxploitation Films]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-G7ZDKJNW-B

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