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

How it feels to be free : black women entertainers and the civil rights movement / Ruth Feldstein.

Author/creator	Feldstein, Ruth, 1965-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Description	296 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	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.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2013019878
ISBN	9780195314038
ISBN	0195314034 (hbk. : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E185.86 .F4342 2013	✔ Available	Place Hold