Introduction -- Prologue -- Part I. Childhood. Wyatt Jones Beer Garden -- Little Black Sambo -- Understanding hate -- Part II. A growing mind. Finding the skips -- Poetic license -- The awakening -- Higher learning -- A tumultuous time -- Part III. Success and failure. 1968 : the death of courage -- Inspirations and aspirations -- A pool of regret -- Meditation -- Part IV. My career. Acting out -- Directing Hollywood -- Part V. No Conclusions. The rainbow bridge -- Now what? -- Epilogue : a life of lessons.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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