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

Title
How it feels to be free [electronic resource] : black women entertainers and the civil rights movement / Ruth Feldstein.
Author
Feldstein, Ruth, 1965-
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

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Description
1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
How it feels to be free (Online)
Alternative Title
How it feels to be free (Online)
Subject
  • African American women political activists > History > 20th century
  • African American women entertainers > Political activity > History > 20th century
  • Performing arts > Political aspects > United States > 20th century
  • African Americans > Music > Political aspects > History > 20th century
  • African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century
  • United States > Race relations > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-272) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction: performing civil rights -- "The world was on fire": making New York City subcultures -- "Africa's musical ambassador": Miriam Makeba and the "voice of Africa" in the United States -- "More than just a jazz performer": Nina Simone's border crossings -- "No one asks me what I want": black women, Hollywood, and "integration narratives" in the late 1960s -- "So beautiful in those rags": Cicely Tyson and African American history in the 1970s -- Epilogue.
LCCN
2013019878
OCLC
ssj0001059832
Author
Feldstein, Ruth, 1965-
Title
How it feels to be free [electronic resource] : black women entertainers and the civil rights movement / Ruth Feldstein.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-272) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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