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Black Superheroes. Why no blacks?. Bungleton Green (1920s). Lothar , Prince of the Seven Sons: illiterate, strongman, dressed in animal skins. Young Allies. Whitewash. Comic Relief: “minstrel dialect: ignorant, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, joyous and musical”. Ebony White. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Why no blacks?

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Bungleton Green (1920s)

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Lothar, Prince of the Seven Sons:illiterate, strongman, dressed in animal skins

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Young Allies

Whitewash

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Comic Relief:“minstrel dialect: ignorant, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, joyous

and musical”

Ebony White

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Waku, Prince of the Bantu (1950s):strong, kind, intelligent

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Black Panther (1960s)

Villain Herohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0gED1SVG4g

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Luke Cage (1970s):blaxploitation

ghetto lifestyle:hip talk, cool threads, big afro

superhuman strength and stamina, and has extremely dense skin and muscle tissue which render him highly resistant to

physical injury

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Storm (1970s)

African goddess of weather Storm: X-menhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izeZotk98GA&feature=related

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Image Comics (1990s)

Spawn Shadowhawk

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Milestone Comics (1990s): Hardware, Blood Syndicate, Icon, Static

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Future?

Static ShockGreen Lantern:John Stewart