• Fig. 28. Screenshot from the film version of The Emperor Jones, 1933. Robeson raises his shovel to strike the prison guard. The actual striking was censored out, creating an awkward jump cut. Screenshot by Katie N. Johnson.

Screen shot from The Emperor Jones

From Racing the Great White Way: Black Performance, Eugene O'Neill, and the Transformation of Broadway by Katie N. Johnson

  • Screen shot from The Emperor Jones, 1933. Robeson raises his shovel to strike the prison guard. The actual striking was censored out, creating an awkward jump cut.
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  • African American Studies
  • Theater and Performance
  • American Studies
  • Literary Studies:American Literature
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