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Detroit Institute of Arts’ ‘Regeneration’ spotlights filmmakers, actors from early Black cinema

The Detroit Institute of Arts’ “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971" exhibit highlights the trailblazing African American filmmakers and actors from the early days of cinema through the Civil Rights Movement. Host Stephen Henderson speaks with Detroit Institute of Arts Curator and Head of the Center for African American Art Valerie Mercer about the museum's landmark exhibition.

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