[Blaxploitation] Van Peebles, Melvin. Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Cinemation Industries, Inc., 1971. Two original 8" x 10" black-and-white movie publicity stills issued for the groundbreaking independent film widely credited with launching the Blaxploitation genre. Written, directed, produced, scored, and self-financed by Melvin Van Peebles, Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song follows a......