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Marlon Riggs

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American filmmaker (1957–1994)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1957-02-03
Died: 1994-04-05
Works: 2

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The reconstruction courts of Texas, 1865-1867
Ethnic notions
Black is-- black ain't

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Listeners: 9
Total plays: 24

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Born: 3 February 1957
Died: 5 April 1994

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Instance of: human
Given name: Marlon
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Fort Worth
Place of death: Oakland
Occupation: video artist
Educated at: Harvard University
Languages spoken: English language

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The Criterion Collection

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racism in the LGBTQ community

66th Berlin International Film Festival

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Paris Is Burning

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