Mandingo
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A 1975 film about plantation life and slavery in the American South
- proper noun
- /mænˈdɪŋɡoʊ/
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Mandingo
- Throughout Mandingo, characters struggle with the brutal implications of slavery in the American South.
Examples
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The film Mandingo sparked significant discussions about race and representation in cinema.
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You know, you look just like Ken Norton in Mandingo.
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In Mandingo, interracial lust dominates the film, which is set in the Deep South during the 1840s.
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In the 1975 film Mandingo, the harsh realities of plantation life are vividly portrayed.
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Mandingo is also the title of a 1975 film based on the novel, and the movie used the same name and story to show plantation life. Because the film spread a dramatic and sexual image, it made the word widely known in a controversial and harmful way.