The Colored Museum

Year: 1991

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Directors: George C. Wolfe, Andrew Carl Wilk

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Ten satirical sketches penned by George C. Wolfe blend drama, comedy and music to probe black stereotypes and stress the importance of African‑American cultural preservation through recalling a painful yet glorious heritage. Framed as museum “exhibitions,” the pieces explore the pressure to renounce history and contain anger in the pursuit of assimilation.

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