Write an essay that explains why and how this change begins and how African American identity further develops in society at large.

Prompt: During this stage of African American Cinematic Development, which includes the World War II and early Civil Rights Movement years, we see the portrayals of African Americans beginning to change in mainstream American cinema, even the rise of some African American Film Stars. Write an essay that explains why and how this change begins and how African American identity further develops in society at large.
Films: “Pinky” “Stormy Weather” “Carmen Jones” and “The Defiant Ones”

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