A son of poor Jamaican immigrants who grew up in Depression-era Harlem, Harry Belafonte became the first black performer to gain artistic control over the representation of African Americans in commercial television and film. Forging connections with an astonishing array of consequential players on...

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1. Verfasser:	Smith, Judith E. 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Austin, Tex. Univ. of Texas Press 2014
Ausgabe:	1. ed.
Schriftenreihe:	Discovering America
Schlagworte:	Belafonte, Harry / 1927- Belafonte, Harry > 1927-2023 African American civil rights workers / Biography Musicians, Black / United States / Biography Actors, Black / United States / Biography USA Biografie
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Zusammenfassung:	A son of poor Jamaican immigrants who grew up in Depression-era Harlem, Harry Belafonte became the first black performer to gain artistic control over the representation of African Americans in commercial television and film. Forging connections with an astonishing array of consequential players on the American scene in the decades following World War II -- from Paul Robeson to Ed Sullivan, John Kennedy to Stokely Carmichael -- Belafonte established his place in American culture as a hugely popular singer, matinee idol, internationalist, and champion of civil rights, black pride, and black power. --Publisher's description
Beschreibung:	Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke From Harlem, Jamaica, and the segregated navy to New York City's interracial left-wing culture, 1927/1948 -- Black left, white stage, Cold War : moving into the spotlight, 1949/1954 -- Multimedia stardom and the struggle for racial equality, 1955/1960 -- Storming the gates : producing film and television, 1957/1970 Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	XIII, 352 S. Ill. 24 cm
ISBN:	9780292729148 9781477310519