Anderson’s films, which are defined by their twee storytelling and distinctively vivacious cinematography, frequently boast ensemble casts, commonly including Bill Murray, Luke and Owen Wilson, Frances McDormand and other recurring cast members. Turner contended that Americans are a frontier people who are constantly exploring the unknown, but in Wes Anderson's latest movie, Asteroid City, the director reminds us that we are human beings, first and foremost.Īsteroid City is the 11th film from Anderson, the famed Texas auteur/director whose prior works include The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Kennedy said, “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard,” just as it did when Judy Garland said, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” What started as a thinly veiled apologia for colonialism spoke to this notion of what it meant to be American. This conception of the American frontier, called “the Frontier thesis,” was delivered at the Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition, and in the years since, a mythology and trope of the frontier and the “Wild West” followed and defined the 20th century. Through sharp and evocative storytelling in the exciting medium of comics, lesser-known African American historical figures will be introduced to new generations of readers.In 1893, historian Frederick Jackson Turner posited that the core of America’s identity comes from an insatiable urge to explore a new frontier. Bob Lemmons lived to be 99 years old and was so good with horses that the wild mustangs on the plains of Texas took him for one of their own.įrom the introduction by KADIR NELSON, winner of the 2020 Caldecott Award: “Black Heroes of the Wild West is a brilliant and entertaining offering. Bass Reeves, the first black Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi, was one of the wiliest lawmen in the territories, bringing thousands of outlaws to justice with his smarts.
Born into slavery in Tennessee, Mary Fields became famous as “Stagecoach Mary,” a cigar-chomping, cardplaying coach driver who never missed a delivery. Exploring American history and finding diversity at its roots! This graphic novel by JAMES OTIS SMITH celebrates the extraordinary true tales of three black heroes who took control of their destinies and stood up for their communities in the Old West.
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