About this episode

This episode explores the origin story of the Black Stuntmen's Association and their impact on diversifying Hollywood in the 1960s.

How did a group of stuntmen in the 1960s diversify Hollywood? On this episode of Welcome to LA, we delve into the origin story of the Black Stuntmen's Association.

People in this episode

Host: David Weinberg

Topics covered

• Hollywood diversity
• stuntmen
• Black history
• 1960s
• film industry

Keywords

• Buffalo Soldiers
• stuntmen
• Hollywood
• diversity
• Black Stuntmen's Association
• 1960s
• film history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Black Stuntmen's Association

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