BMA: Black Media Archive

Episode 265: "The Green Pastures" (part 2)


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Movie: The conclusion of the 1936 Warner Brothers film adaptation of the hit play "The Green Pastures" God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.
This film was spoofed in the cartoon "Clean Pastures" available for download back in episode 105.
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