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Black film studio in Florida given historic landmark status
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A north Florida movie studio that produced silent-era films catering to an African-American audience has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner on Monday said that Norman Film Studios in Jacksonville has been given the honour.
The studio is now owned by the city of Jacksonville, which is working to partially restore the studio.
The studio’s late owner, Richard Norman, was among the first filmmakers to produce movies that catered to African-Americans in the 1920s.
The silent-era movies often starred African-American actors in positive, professional film roles, such as lawyers and pilots.
The National Historic Landmarks program honours places that are nationally significant or historic.
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