Bill Duke: my 40-year career on screen and behind the camera

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"This is the memoir of Bill Duke, one of the first--and few--African Americans to direct for both television and feature films. Duke recalls his childhood, the importance of his family and mentors, and the challenges he faced as an African American--to not only achieve success as an actor, but more significantly as a director in a very white Hollywood"--;Wyatt Jones Beer Garden -- Little Black Sambo -- Understanding hate -- Finding the skips -- Poetic license -- The awakening -- Higher learning -- A tumultuous time -- The death of courage -- Inspirations and aspirations -- A pool of regret -- Meditation -- Acting out -- Directing Hollywood -- The rainbow bridge -- Now what? Wyatt Jones Beer Garden -- Little Black Sambo -- Understanding hate -- Finding the skips -- Poetic license -- The awakening -- Higher learning -- A tumultuous time -- The death of courage -- Inspirations and aspirations -- A pool of regret -- Meditation -- Acting out -- Directing Hollywood -- The rainbow bridge -- Now what?