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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Main Author: Feldstein, Ruth 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford Univ. Press 2013
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-272) and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (296 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780199344819
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195314038.001.0001

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