race film

noun

A genre of film produced in the United States between about 1915 and the early 1950s, consisting of films produced for black audiences, and featuring black casts; any such film.

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Meanings

nounrace film (countable and uncountable, plural race films)

plural race films

  1. countableuncountablebroadcastingA genre of film produced in the United States between about 1915 and the early 1950s, consisting of films produced for black audiences, and featuring black casts; any such film.

Synonyms & antonyms

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race movie
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APA

race film. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/race%20film

MLA

“race film.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/race%20film. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “race film,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/race%20film.

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