How it feels to be free: black women entertainers and the civil rights movement

The civil rights movement and popular culture are so closely intertwined in American memory that, even today, the soundtrack of counter-cultural opposition is what many still associate with the 1960s mainstream. What is less remembered today is how risky political activism was, on and off-stage, for...

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1. Verfasser: Feldstein, Ruth 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford Univ. Press 2013
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Zusammenfassung:The civil rights movement and popular culture are so closely intertwined in American memory that, even today, the soundtrack of counter-cultural opposition is what many still associate with the 1960s mainstream. What is less remembered today is how risky political activism was, on and off-stage, for black female entertainers who were simultaneously trying to gain mass popularity. Rather than looking at the women of the sit-ins and popular protests, Feldstein in this project considers the public careers and activism of popular entertainers.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-272) and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (296 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780199344819
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195314038.001.0001

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