Compare And Contrast The Blaxploitation Era

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Considering the Blaxploitation era, I would obviously focus the great change it represented for the black people. However, such change was not synonymous with all problems being solved, it was just a step towards a better place. While the Blaxploitation era finally allowed black people to express themselves through new ways, instead of giving them only submissive roles, it also had some serious problems to be considered. Above all, it is important to understand that during the era the black people were mostly portrayed as not being afraid to fight back, not being scared of the consequences of fighting for their beliefs or for their own justice, the era of the “Black Power” or the famous “Black Panther Era”, which can be best summarized as

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